Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1995-12-10
Phys.Lett. B373 (1996) 68-75
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Version to appear in Physics Letters B. Incorporates minor revisions to previous revised version. 16 pp
Scientific paper
10.1016/0370-2693(96)00104-9
The 2-brane and 4-brane solutions of ten dimensional IIA supergravity have a dual interpretation as Dirichlet-branes, or `D-branes', of type IIA superstring theory and as `M-branes' of an $S^1$-compactified eleven dimensional supermembrane theory, or M-theory. This eleven-dimensional connection is used to determine the ten-dimensional Lorentz covariant worldvolume action for the Dirichlet super 2-brane, and its coupling to background spacetime fields. It is further used to show that the 2-brane can carry the Ramond-Ramond charge of the Dirichlet 0-brane as a topological charge, and an interpretation of the 2-brane as a 0-brane condensate is suggested. Similar results are found for the Dirichlet 4-brane via its interpretation as a double-dimensional reduction of the eleven-dimensional fivebrane. It is suggested that the latter be interpreted as a D-brane of an open eleven-dimensional supermembrane.
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