D-branes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2024-05-27 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
This is an introduction to the non-perturbative excitations of string theory known as D-branes. Topics covered include their definition and main properties, their role in dualities and their dynamics. Based on lectures given at LACES 2019, and at the Amsterdam-Brussels-Geneva-Paris Doctoral School.
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@article{arxiv.2311.18456,
title = {D-branes},
author = {Constantin Bachas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.18456},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
60 pages, 11 figures. Invited chapter for the Handbook of Quantum Gravity (Eds. C. Bambi, L. Modesto, and I. L. Shapiro, Springer 2023). Minor corrections, one reference added