Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2000-07-20
Nucl.Phys. B595 (2001) 298-318
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
22 pages, latex
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00671-4
We investigate how the four-dimensional noncommutative open string/Yang-Mills theory behaves under a general non-perturbative quantum $SL(2,Z)$ symmetry transformation. We discuss this by considering D3 branes in a constant background of axion, dilaton, and electric and magnetic fields (including both $ {\bf E} \perp {\bf B}$ and {\bf E}$||${\bf B} cases) in the respective decoupling limit. We find that the value of axion, whether rational or irrational, determines the nature of the resulting theory under $SL(2,Z)$ as well as its properties such as the coupling constant and the number of noncommutative directions. In particular, a strongly coupled theory with an irrational value of axion can never be physically equivalent to a weakly coupled theory while this is usually true for a theory with a rational value of axion. A noncommutative Yang-Mills (NCYM) (resulting from D3 branes with pure magnetic flux) is physically equivalent to a noncommutative open string (NCOS) but if the value of axion is irrational, we also have noncommutative space-space directions in addition to the usual noncommutative space-time directions for NCOS. We also find in general that a NCOS cannot be physically equivalent to a NCYM but to another NCOS if the value of axion is irrational. We find another new decoupling limit for possible light-like NCYM whose $SL(2,Z)$ duality is a light-like ordinary Yang-Mills if the value of the axion is rational. Various related questions are also discussed.
Lu Jian-Xin
Roy Subinit
Singh Hannah
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