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Critical dimensions for strings, bags,...

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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Consider extendedd-dimensional objects such as strings (d=1), membranes (d=2), ... It is argued that their quantum theories cannot be consistent in space-times of dimension exceeding the critical valueD=2+24/d (orD=2+8/d in the supersymmetric case). This rules out consistent theories for objects extended in more than 5 (3 in the supersymmetric case) space-like dimensions.

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  1. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    Peter G. O. Freund

  2. Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    Peter G. O. Freund

  3. Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, 45221, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Freydoon Mansouri

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Freund, P.G.O., Mansouri, F. Critical dimensions for strings, bags,.... Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 14, 279–280 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571827

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