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hep-th2001★ 23 cited
String Equation for String Theory on a Circle
Ivan K. Kostov
We derive a constraint (string equation) which together with the Toda Lattice hierarchy determines completely the integrable structure of the compactified 2D string theory. The for…
hep-th2001★ 287 cited
A Matrix Model for the Two Dimensional Black Hole
Vladimir Kazakov, Ivan Kostov, David Kutasov
We construct and study a matrix model that describes two dimensional string theory in the Euclidean black hole background. A conjecture of V. Fateev, A. and Al. Zamolodchikov, rela…