Tachyon Condensation
Tachyon Condensation is just the name used in string theory for situations where there is a scalar field with an unstable mode. This happens for nonsupersymmetric brane systems and has a close connection to RG flows in boundary conformal field theories.
Research Papers
D-sphalerons and the Topology of String Configuration Space, with P.Horava and P.Kraus, pdfD-Branes as Unstable Lumps in Bosonic Open String Field Theory, with P.Kraus, pdf
On the Relevance of Tachyons, with D.Kutasov and E.Martinec, pdf
Localized Tachyons and RG Flows, with D.Kutasov, E.Martinec and G.Moore, pdf
Spacetime Decay of Cones at Strong Coupling, with R.Gregory, pdf
Contact Information
Email: j-harvey at uchicago.edu
Phone: +1 773-702-9897
Work Address: Enrico Fermi Institute, 5620 Ellis Ave., Chicago IL 60637 USA
