ELEMENTARY 5-BRANE SOLUTIONS OF D = 10 SUPERGRAVITY

被引:166
作者
DUFF, MJ
LU, JX
机构
[1] Center for Theoretical Physics, Physics Department, Texas A and M University, College Station
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(91)90180-6
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We find exact solutions to the field equations of ten-dimensional supergravity corresponding to stable multi-five-brane configurations which break half the spacetime supersymmetries. The solutions saturate a Bogomol'nyi bound between the mass per unit area and the conserved Noether charge, which also guarantees their stability. We compare and contrast this elementary five-brane solution with Strominger's solitonic five-brane solution, and discuss the implications for string/five-brane duality.
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