Nothing for Branes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-10-27 v2
Abstract
Recent work on closed string tachyon condensation suggests the existence of a `nothing state' where closed strings and space itself vanish. We consider the evolution of D-branes in such backgrounds, focusing on the early stages of the condensation process. We find evidence that the branes exist in the region; although, generically their apparent mass grows exponentially with time. However, there exist specific branes whose boundary states are unaltered by the tachyon.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0611003,
title = {Nothing for Branes},
author = {Daniel Green},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0611003},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
17 pages, v.2: added discussion of conformal invariance, added refs