Singular string solutions with nonsingular initial data

Horowitz, Gary T.; Steif, Alan R.

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(91)91214-G

Singular string solutions with nonsingular initial data

Dec 28, 1990

6 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 258 (1991) 91-96

Contribution to:

Conference on Strings and Symmetries

Published: 1991

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(91)91214-G

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UCSB-TH-90-67

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We consider a class of solutions to string theory obtained by identifying Minkowski space under a discrete subgroup of the Lorentz group. These lorentzian orbifolds have singularities which form to the future of nonsingular spacelike surfaces. We argue that unlike the familiar case of euclidean orbifolds, test strings do not have a well behaved propagation near the singular points.

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