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Classification of p-branes, NUTs, Waves and Intersections

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-07 v2

Abstract

We give a full classification of the multi-charge supersymmetric pp-brane solutions in the massless and massive maximal supergravities in dimensions D2D\ge2 obtained from the toroidal reduction of eleven-dimensional supergravity. We derive simple universal rules for determining the fractions of supersymmetry that they preserve. By reversing the steps of dimensional reduction, the pp-brane solutions become intersections of pp-branes, NUTs and waves in D=10 or D=11. Having classified the lower-dimensional pp-branes, this provides a classification of all the intersections in D=10 and D=11 where the harmonic functions depend on the space transverse to all the individual objects. We also discuss the structure of U-duality multiplets of pp-brane solutions, and show how these translate into multiplets of harmonic and non-harmonic intersections.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9708055,
  title  = {Classification of p-branes, NUTs, Waves and Intersections},
  author = {H. Lu and C. N. Pope and T. R. Tran and K. -W. Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9708055},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Latex, 67 pages, minor corrections