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K-Theory, Reality, and Orientifolds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We use equivariant K-theory to classify charges of new (possibly non-supersymmetric) states localized on various orientifolds in Type II string theory. We also comment on the stringy construction of new D-branes and demonstrate the discrete electric-magnetic duality in Type I brane systems with p+q=7, as proposed by Witten.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9901042,
  title  = {K-Theory, Reality, and Orientifolds},
  author = {Sergei Gukov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9901042},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages, harvmac, no figures

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