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The Partition Function of 2D String Theory

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Integrable Quantum Field Theories

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We derive a compact and explicit expression for the generating functional of all correlation functions of tachyon operators in 2D string theory. This expression makes manifest relations of the c = 1 system to KP flow and W 1+∞ constraints. Moreover we derive a Kontsevich-Penner integral representation of this generating functional.

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  1. Robbert Dijkgraaf

    Present address: Department of Mathematics, University of Amsterdam, Plantage Muidergracht 24, NL-1018 TV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Dijkgraaf, R., Moore, G., Plesser, R. (1993). The Partition Function of 2D String Theory. In: Bonora, L., Mussardo, G., Schwimmer, A., Girardello, L., Martellini, M. (eds) Integrable Quantum Field Theories. NATO ASI Series, vol 310. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1516-0_18

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