Time and Tachyon

@article{Sen2002TimeAT,
  title={Time and Tachyon},
  author={Ashoke Sen},
  journal={International Journal of Modern Physics A},
  year={2002},
  volume={18},
  pages={4869-4888}
}
  • A. Sen
  • Published 16 September 2002
  • Physics
  • International Journal of Modern Physics A
Recent analysis suggests that the classical dynamics of a tachyon on an unstable D-brane is described by a scalar Born–Infeld type action with a runaway potential. The classical configurations in this theory at late time are in one to one correspondence with the configuration of a system of noninteracting (incoherent), nonrotating dust. We discuss some aspects of canonical quantization of this field theory coupled to gravity, and explore, following an earlier work on this subject, the… 
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