How Bob Laughlin Tamed the Giant Graviton from Taub-NUT Space

Technical Report · Wed Jul 25 04:00:00 EDT 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/784958· OSTI ID:784958

Brodie, John H ^[1]

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1. SLAC

In this paper we show how two dimensional electron systems can be modeled by strings interacting with D-branes. The dualities of string theory allow several descriptions of the system. These include descriptions in terms of solitons in the near horizon D6-brane theory, non-commutative gauge theory on a D2-brane, the Matrix Theory of D0-branes and finally as a giant graviton in M-theory. The soliton can be described as a D2-brane with an incompressible fluid of D0-branes and charged string-ends moving on it. Including an NS5 brane in the system allows for the existence of an edge with the characteristic massless chiral edge states of the Quantum Hall system.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 784958
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-8657
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CHIRALITY
ELECTRONS
GRAVITONS
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STRING MODELS