Zero-Brane Quantum Mechanics

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.1004· OSTI ID:286782

Kabat, D; Pouliot, P ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-0849 (United States)

We consider low energy, nonrelativistic scattering of two Dirichlet zero-branes as an exercise in quantum mechanics. For weak string coupling and sufficiently small velocity, the dynamics is governed by an effective U(2) gauge theory in 0+1 dimensions. At low energies, {ital D}-brane scattering can reliably probe distances much shorter than the string scale. The only length scale in the quantum mechanics problem is the eleven-dimensional Planck length. This provides evidence for the role of scales shorter than the string length in the weakly coupled dynamics of type IIA strings. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-90ER40559
• OSTI ID: 286782
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 77; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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66 PHYSICS
BOUND STATE
DUALITY
ENERGY
KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
SCALARS
SCATTERING
STRING MODELS
SUPERGRAVITY
SUPERSYMMETRY
U-2 GROUPS
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS