Non-BPS Dirichlet branes. (English) Zbl 0952.81044
Summary: A brief introduction to the boundary state approach to Dirichlet branes is given. The example of the non-BPSD-string of type IIA on \(K3\) is analyzed in some detail, and its dual heterotic state is identified.
MSC:
| 81T30 | String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory |
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