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arxiv: hep-th/9604198 · v1 · pith:QMTC54K6new · submitted 1996-04-30 · ✦ hep-th

Gauge Fields and D-branes

Michael R. Douglas This is my paper
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We prove that self-dual gauge fields in type I superstring theory are equivalent to configurations of Dirichlet 5-branes, by showing that the world-sheet theory of a Dirichlet 1-brane moving in a background of 5-branes includes an ``ADHM sigma model.'' This provides an explicit construction of the equivalent self-dual gauge field. We also discuss type II.

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