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Geometric Aspects of D-branes and T-duality

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-19 v3

Abstract

We explore the differential geometry of T-duality and D-branes. Because D-branes and RR-fields are properly described via K-theory, we discuss the (differential) K-theoretic generalization of T-duality and its application to the coupling of D-branes to RR-fields. This leads to a puzzle involving the transformation of the A-roof genera in the coupling.

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@article{arxiv.0908.2249,
  title  = {Geometric Aspects of D-branes and T-duality},
  author = {Katrin Becker and Aaron Bergman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.2249},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages, JHEP format, uses dcpic.sty; v2: references added, v3: minor changes