Duality Relations Among Topological Effects In String Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-04-07 v3
Abstract
We explore two different problems in string theory in which duality relates an ordinary p-form in one theory to a self-dual (p+1)-form in another theory. One problem involves comparing D4-branes to M5-branes, and the other involves comparing the Ramond-Ramond forms in Type IIA and Type IIB superstring theory. In each case, a subtle topological effect involving the p-form can be recovered from a careful analysis of the quantum mechanics of the self-dual (p+1)-form.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9912086,
title = {Duality Relations Among Topological Effects In String Theory},
author = {Edward Witten},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9912086},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
33 pp, clarifications and added references