Superstrings at high temperature

Mark J. Bowick; L. C.R. Wijewardhana

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.2485

Superstrings at high temperature

Mark J. Bowick, L. C.R. Wijewardhana

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The behavior of ten-dimensional superstrings at high temperatures is studied by use of the microcanonical ensemble. We focus on closed superstring theories. The massive string excitations alone have negative specific heat. Such a system can reach equilibrium with the zero modes of the string if the energy carried by zero modes is less than a given fraction of the total energy. The temperature can then exceed the Hagedorn temperature. Some consequences for the evolution of the universe are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2485-2488
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	54
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.2485
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

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