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D-branes and BCFT in Hpp-wave backgrounds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-04-05 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study two classes of symmetric D-branes in the Nappi-Witten gravitational wave, namely D2 and S1S 1 branes. We solve the sewing constraints and determine the bulk-boundary couplings and the boundary three-point couplings. For the D2 brane our solution gives the first explicit results for the structure constants of the twisted symmetric branes in a WZW model. We also compute the boundary four-point functions, providing examples of open string four-point amplitudes in a curved background. We finally discuss the annulus amplitudes, the relation with branes in AdS3AdS_3 and in S3S^3 and the analogy between the open string couplings in the H4H_4 model and the couplings for magnetized and intersecting branes.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0410269,
  title  = {D-branes and BCFT in Hpp-wave backgrounds},
  author = {G. D'Appollonio and E. Kiritsis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0410269},
  year   = {2010}
}

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83 pages, 1 figure

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