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hep-th1996★ 27 cited
Two-Dimensional Chiral Matrix Models and String Theories
Ivan K. Kostov, Matthias Staudacher
We formulate and solve a class of two-dimensional matrix gauge models describing ensembles of non-folding surfaces covering an oriented, discretized, two-dimensional manifold. We i…
hep-th1996★ 6 cited
Generalized Hirota Equations in Models of 2D Quantum Gravity
Jorge Alfaro, Ivan Kostov
We derive a set of bilinear functional equations of Hirota type for the partition functions of the related integrable statistical models defined on a random lattice. These…
hep-th1996★ 2 cited
Bilinear Functional Equations in 2D Quantum Gravity
I. K. Kostov
The microscopic theories of quantum gravity related to integrable lattice models can be constructed as special deformations of pure gravity. Each such deformation is defined by a s…