Matrix Theory - [jnl article] - T. Banks
Depa rt ment o f P hy si cs a nd A st ro no my
Rut g ers U ni versi ty, P i sca t away, N J 0 8 8 5 5 -0 8 4 9
banks@physics.rutgers .edu
T hi s i s a n ex pa nded versi o n o f t a l k s g i ven by t he a ut ho r a t t he Tri est e Spri ng Scho o l o n
Sup erg rav i ty a nd Sup erst ri ng s i n A pri l o f 1 9 9 7 a nd a t t he a cco mpa ny i ng wo rk sho p. T he
ma nuscri pt i s i nt ended t o b e a mi ni -rev i ew o f Ma t ri x T heo ry. T he mo t i va t i o ns a nd so me
o f t he ev i dence fo r t he t heo ry a re present ed, a s wel l a s a cl ea r st a t ement o f t he current
puzzl es a b o ut co mpa ct i fica t i o n t o l ow di mensi o ns.
Depa rt ment o f P hy si cs a nd A st ro no my
Rut g ers U ni versi ty, P i sca t away, N J 0 8 8 5 5 -0 8 4 9
banks@physics.rutgers .edu
T hi s i s a n ex pa nded versi o n o f t a l k s g i ven by t he a ut ho r a t t he Tri est e Spri ng Scho o l o n
Sup erg rav i ty a nd Sup erst ri ng s i n A pri l o f 1 9 9 7 a nd a t t he a cco mpa ny i ng wo rk sho p. T he
ma nuscri pt i s i nt ended t o b e a mi ni -rev i ew o f Ma t ri x T heo ry. T he mo t i va t i o ns a nd so me
o f t he ev i dence fo r t he t heo ry a re present ed, a s wel l a s a cl ea r st a t ement o f t he current
puzzl es a b o ut co mpa ct i fica t i o n t o l ow di mensi o ns.
