Non-Abelian D-branes, open strings, and gauge theory

Journal Article · Fri Nov 14 23:00:00 EST 2008 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.78.106008· OSTI ID:21250961

Thorn, Charles B ^[1]

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1. Institute for Fundamental Theory, Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida 32611 (United States)

There is a subtle difference between the open string dynamics determined by the original dual resonance models and that determined by D-brane constructions within critical closed string theory. For instance, in contrast to the former, the latter have massless scalars in addition to the massless gluon shared by both. We introduce and explain the concept of non-Abelian D-branes, which illuminates this distinction. We employ this concept to offer new possibilities for string duals for large N QCD (pure Yang-Mills gauge theory)

• OSTI ID: 21250961
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 78; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DUAL RESONANCE MODEL
GAUGE INVARIANCE
GLUONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
STRING MODELS
YANG-MILLS THEORY