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1998 Class. Quantum Grav. 15 811-826 doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/15/4/009
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Abstract. A basic arbitrariness in the determination of the topology of a manifold at the Planck length is discussed. An explicit example is given of a `smooth' change in topology from the 2-sphere to the 2-torus through a sequence of non-commuting geometries. Applications are considered to the theory of D-branes within the context of the proposed M(atrix) theory.
PACS numbers: 0240, 0420C, 0460
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