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SFT on separated D-branes and D-brane translation

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-04 v2

Abstract

We discuss novel properties of the string field and the Open String Field Theory action arising in a system with multiple D-branes, then use the level truncation scheme to study marginal deformations and tachyon condensation in a system with two parallel but separated branes. We find string fields corresponding to D-brane decay combined with a finite change in the distance between the two D-branes. Using D-brane separation as a yardstick, we are able to continuously control the spacetime displacement of the D-branes and find that our solutions exist only for a finite range of this displacement. Thus, at least in level truncation, Open String Field Theory seems unable to describe the entire CFT moduli space.

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@article{arxiv.1203.3805,
  title  = {SFT on separated D-branes and D-brane translation},
  author = {Joanna L. Karczmarek and Matheson Longton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.3805},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

25 pages, minor changes and references added

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