Equivalence of geometric engineering and Hanany-Witten via fractional branes

被引:65
作者
Karch, A [1 ]
Lust, D [1 ]
Smith, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
关键词
D-branes; geometric engineering; Hanany-Witten; fractional branes; dualities;
D O I
10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00509-4
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We present an explicit relation between the Hanany-Witten and Geometric Engineering approaches of realizing gauge theories in string theory. The last piece in the puzzle is a T-duality relating arbitrary Hanany-Witten setups and fractional branes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:348 / 372
页数:25
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