New Non-Perturbative Results from a Random Matrix Model of N=2 JT Supergravity

Building on the work of Turiaci and Witten who proposed the perturbative (in genus) matrix model of N=2 JT supergravity, a non-perturbative definition has been constructed using scaled orthogonal polynomial technology similar to that used for various N=1 and non-supersymmetric JT cases. The analysis allows for the excavation of the underlying microscopic physics. The spectrum of non-BPS states with zero threshold can be studied quite readily in this framework, while the non-zero threshold sector requires more care. BPS states are naturally incorporated into the description due to the natural properties of the governing "string equation".

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Clifford V. Johnson

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University of California, Santa Barbara