Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1997-03-17
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Expanded; additional equations and explanations, added figure on T-duality on 2-torus and a correction in figure 2. Latex, 42
Scientific paper
This is an introductory review on the eleven-dimensional description of the BPS bound states of type II superstring theories, and on the role of supermembranes in M-theory. The first part describes classical solutions of 11d supergravity which upon dimensional reduction and T-dualities give bound states of NS-NS and R-R p-branes of type IIA and IIB string theories. In some cases (e.g. (q_1,q_2) string bound states of type IIB string theory), these non-perturbative objects admit a simple eleven-dimensional description in terms of a fundamental 2-brane. The BPS excitations of such 2-brane are calculated and shown to exactly match the mass spectrum for the BPS (q_1,q_2) string bound states. Different 11d representations of the same bound state can be used to provide inequivalent (T-dual) descriptions of the oscillating BPS states. This permits to test T-duality beyond perturbation theory and, in certain cases, to evade membrane instabilities by going to a stable T-dual representation. We finally summarize the results indicating in what regions of the modular parameter space a supermembrane description for M-theory on R^9 x T^2 seems to be adequate.
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