A SOLUTION TO 2-DIMENSIONAL QUANTUM-GRAVITY - NONCRITICAL STRINGS

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CHAMSEDDINE, AH
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[1] Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Zurich, CH-8001 Zurich
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10.1016/0370-2693(91)91778-T
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P1 [天文学];
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An action for two dimensional gravity is established. The action is then quantized using the path integral and conformal field theory methods. In both cases it is shown that the quantization can be carried out without restricting the dimensions of the coupled matter. This is explained by the fact that the modified action introduces a constraint that renders the Liouville action harmless.
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