A Derivation of K-Theory from M-Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
We show how some aspects of the K-theory classification of RR fluxes follow from a careful analysis of the phase of the M-theory action. This is a shortened and simplified companion paper to ``E8 Gauge Theory, and a Derivation of K-Theory from M-Theory.''
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0005091,
title = {A Derivation of K-Theory from M-Theory},
author = {Diuliu-Emanuel Diaconescu and Gregory Moore and Edward Witten},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0005091},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
16pp. harvmac b-mode; small mistake corrected