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Non-BPS Dirichlet branes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-04-15 v2

Abstract

A brief introduction to the boundary state approach to Dirichlet branes is given. The example of the non-BPS D-string of Type IIA on K3 is analysed in some detail, and its dual heterotic state is identified.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9908126,
  title  = {Non-BPS Dirichlet branes},
  author = {Oren Bergman and Matthias R Gaberdiel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9908126},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

10 pages, LATEX; submitted to Proceedings of Strings '99