The partition function of 2d string theory
Abstract
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 W1+∞ constraints. Moreover we derive a Kontsevich-Penner integral representation of this generating functional.
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