D-branes and Strings as Non-commutative Solitons

Emil J. Martinec; Finn Larsen; Jeffrey A. Harvey; Per Kraus

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D-branes and Strings as Non-commutative Solitons

Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus, Finn Larsen, Emil J. Martinec

High Energy Physics - Theory · Submitted 3 May 2000

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The authors' main claim Tensions are determined exactly using general properties of non-BPS branes, and the non-Abelian structure of gauge fields on coincident D-branes is recovered.

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CitationEmil J. Martinec, Finn Larsen, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus. "D-branes and Strings as Non-commutative Solitons." arXiv:hep-th/0005031 (2000). https://pith.science/paper/DAZOFWKO

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The non-commutative geometry of a large auxiliary $B$-field simplifies the construction of D-branes as solitons in open string field theory. Similarly, fundamental strings are constructed as localized flux tubes in the string field theory. Tensions are determined exactly using general properties of non-BPS branes, and the non-Abelian structure of gauge fields on coincident D-branes is recovered.

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The non-commutative geometry of a large auxiliary $B$-field simplifies the construction of D-branes as solitons in open string field theory. Similarly, fundamental strings are constructed as localized flux tubes in the string field theory. Tensions are determined exactly using general properties of non-BPS branes, and the non-Abelian structure of gauge fields on coincident D-branes is recovered.

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Rolling Tachyon
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hep-ph 2022-06 unverdicted novelty 5.0 of 10

A tachyonic AdS/QCD construction deforms the bulk geometry with a tachyon-dependent dielectric function to produce a unified running coupling from perturbative UV to nonperturbative IR regimes.
Tachyon Dynamics in Open String Theory
hep-th 2004-10 accept novelty 2.0 of 10

A comprehensive review of open string tachyon condensation argues that unstable D-brane dynamics is captured by an internally consistent open string field theory without explicit closed-string coupling.

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