Abstract

We show that weak-coupled two-dimensional dilation gravity on anti-de Sitter space can be described by the dynamics of an open string. Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions for the string lead two different realizations of the anti-de Sitter/Conformal Field Theory correspondence. In particular, in the Dirichlet case the thermodynamical entropy of two-dimensional black holes can be exactly reproduced by counting the string states.

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Article; Energy transfer; Entropy; Mathematical analysis; Quantum theory; Thermal analysis; Thermodynamics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0370-2693

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2001 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2001

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Physics Commons

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