Twisted K-theory and K-theory of bundle gerbes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v2 K-Theory and Homology
Abstract
In this note we introduce the notion of bundle gerbe K-theory and investigate the relation to twisted K-theory. We provide some examples. Possible applications of bundle gerbe K-theory to the classification of D-brane charges in non-trivial backgrounds are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0106194,
title = {Twisted K-theory and K-theory of bundle gerbes},
author = {P. Bouwknegt and A. L. Carey and V. Mathai and M. K. Murray and D. Stevenson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0106194},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
29 pages, corrected typos, added references, included new section on twisted Chern character in non-torsion case