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Matrix string theory and the Myers effect

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v3

Abstract

A new configuration of non-abelian D1-branes growing into D5-branes is found. This time the effect is triggered by a non-trivial electric field on the world-volume of the D1-branes and a constant RR 4-form potential. Based on the these configurations and other observations regarding non-abilean effective actions, a new action for matrix string theory in non-trivial backgrounds is conjectured. As an application we found that fundamental strings can grow into Dp-branes, in particular by placing the strings in the background of a group of near horizon D3-branes we found D5-branes. These types of configurations were found from the supergravity point of view in previous works.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0111121,
  title  = {Matrix string theory and the Myers effect},
  author = {Pedro J. Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0111121},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

16 pages,2 figures, references added, two footnote added and typos corrected, added calculations in last section. Final version published