Knowledge (XXG)

Brane

Source 📝

979: 1155: 49: 1244:
states that the derived category of coherent sheaves on one Calabi–Yau manifold is equivalent in a certain sense to the Fukaya category of a completely different Calabi–Yau manifold. This equivalence provides an unexpected bridge between two branches of geometry, namely complex and symplectic
1181:
at the endpoints of strings. Intuitively, one can think of a submanifold as a surface embedded inside of a Calabi–Yau manifold, although submanifolds can also exist in dimensions different from two. In mathematical language, the category having these branes as its objects is known as the
1198:. This means, among other things, that they have half the dimension of the space in which they sit, and they are length-, area-, or volume-minimizing. The category having these branes as its objects is called the 1001:
are an important class of branes that arise when one considers open strings. As an open string propagates through spacetime, its endpoints are required to lie on a D-brane. The letter "D" in D-brane refers to the
2153:
Aspinwall, Paul; Bridgeland, Tom; Craw, Alastair; Douglas, Michael; Gross, Mark; Kapustin, Anton; Moore, Gregory; Segal, Graeme; Szendröi, Balåzs; Wilson, P.M.H., eds. (2009).
2693: 1129: 1085: 1149: 1105: 2295: 261: 1029:, a theoretical tool that physicists use to translate difficult problems in gauge theory into more mathematically tractable problems in string theory. 1711: 821: 2255: 1457: 2264: 2243: 2189: 2170: 2288: 1014: 195: 2660: 1470: 1067:
between these structures. One can likewise consider categories where the objects are D-branes and the morphisms between two branes
1194:, the D-branes can again be viewed as submanifolds of a Calabi–Yau manifold. Roughly speaking, they are what mathematicians call 2890: 2625: 200: 3252: 1195: 567: 2832: 2338: 2281: 2162: 1422: 2602: 1614: 3277: 2333: 1013:, a kind of highly symmetric physical theory which is also used to describe the behavior of elementary particles in the 1003: 592: 2857: 2158: 1896: 1728: 1495: 1237: 889: 814: 2483: 2778: 2430: 3117: 3072: 1928: 1760: 1577: 1516: 1191: 1166: 795: 427: 387: 1174: 3297: 3217: 3032: 2966: 2328: 1963: 1539: 935: 790: 612: 532: 347: 3177: 2799: 2773: 2514: 1159: 492: 269: 3437: 3247: 2961: 2804: 2645: 2403: 2345: 1933: 1756: 1646: 1414: 1390: 1353: 1345: 1332: 893: 757: 562: 179: 111: 3478: 3202: 2943: 2749: 2640: 2612: 2435: 2199: 1876: 1385: 1357: 1349: 1269: 1064: 1038: 1026: 881: 807: 517: 236: 153: 31: 3352: 2688: 2655: 2519: 2361: 667: 3057: 2997: 2938: 2905: 2900: 2698: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2371: 1872: 1816: 1674: 1618: 1593: 1548: 1328: 961: 372: 312: 279: 256: 107: 94: 3227: 542: 3442: 2440: 2425: 2381: 1719: 1524: 1446: 1426: 1373: 1361: 1341: 1320: 1022: 762: 231: 169: 103: 3357: 3242: 2895: 2794: 2420: 1892: 1884: 1824: 1804: 1792: 1585: 1544: 1410: 1218: 1009:
One crucial point about D-branes is that the dynamics on the D-brane worldvolume is described by a
672: 557: 205: 1986: 1975: 3402: 3322: 3222: 3182: 3062: 3027: 2862: 2739: 2635: 2376: 1868: 1707: 1666: 1406: 1377: 1214: 1060: 722: 637: 537: 497: 377: 342: 215: 99: 3112: 2789: 1971: 1573: 697: 3367: 3272: 3107: 3017: 2987: 2783: 2678: 2630: 2524: 2260: 2239: 2185: 2166: 1967: 1888: 1840: 1678: 1638: 1630: 1491: 1466: 1222: 1052: 919: 866: 682: 587: 422: 332: 302: 1941: 1114: 1070: 3377: 3312: 3282: 3162: 3102: 3067: 3012: 3002: 2982: 2915: 2867: 2825: 2730: 2723: 2716: 2709: 2702: 2620: 2410: 2318: 2232:
The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
1900: 1812: 1715: 1703: 1682: 1589: 1474: 1438: 1430: 1402: 1398: 1324: 1311: 1241: 1206: 1183: 1178: 1170: 1134: 1090: 994: 885: 874: 858: 854: 692: 627: 597: 477: 417: 382: 327: 317: 297: 174: 63: 3457: 3412: 3362: 3347: 3337: 3232: 3197: 3022: 2592: 2366: 1856: 1844: 1787: 1564: 1556: 1442: 1316: 1307: 1259: 1226: 1199: 957: 777: 732: 677: 662: 652: 547: 512: 337: 241: 3302: 617: 3432: 3427: 3387: 3327: 3317: 3237: 3157: 3147: 3142: 3137: 3052: 3047: 3042: 3007: 2992: 2920: 2597: 2460: 1880: 1848: 1828: 1598: 1560: 1532: 1487: 1462: 1337: 1264: 1187: 915: 850: 752: 747: 707: 642: 632: 552: 472: 462: 457: 452: 367: 362: 357: 322: 307: 210: 997:
may be open (forming a segment with two endpoints) or closed (forming a closed loop).
3472: 3422: 3407: 3382: 3372: 3342: 3287: 3262: 3207: 3192: 3187: 3152: 3127: 3087: 2877: 2529: 2445: 2323: 2304: 1864: 1836: 1732: 1690: 1686: 1642: 1634: 1528: 1450: 1369: 1056: 990: 835: 742: 727: 702: 687: 657: 602: 577: 522: 507: 502: 467: 442: 432: 402: 246: 68: 40: 978: 48: 3452: 3292: 3172: 3122: 3092: 3077: 2885: 2852: 2744: 2670: 2650: 2587: 2450: 1820: 1768: 1653: 1365: 1108: 1018: 1010: 839: 772: 607: 487: 437: 407: 392: 251: 914:
A point particle is a 0-brane, of dimension zero; a string, named after vibrating
2203: 1980: 1922: 1051:
between them. In most examples, the objects are mathematical structures (such as
3447: 3417: 3397: 3257: 3212: 3167: 3132: 3082: 2847: 2816: 2577: 2534: 2235: 1800: 1744: 1740: 1512: 1254: 767: 737: 717: 572: 527: 482: 447: 397: 3392: 3332: 3267: 2930: 2910: 2809: 2768: 2582: 1832: 1808: 1724: 1662: 1569: 1552: 1418: 712: 647: 582: 274: 3307: 3097: 3037: 2683: 2557: 2478: 2473: 2468: 1860: 1796: 1776: 1694: 1658: 1626: 1581: 1482: 1284: 1047: 862: 847: 622: 412: 352: 138: 133: 128: 857:, or a two-dimensional membrane to higher-dimensional objects. Branes are 2953: 2842: 2837: 2567: 2562: 2499: 2415: 1780: 1699: 1508: 1381: 1279: 1274: 1205:
The derived category of coherent sheaves is constructed using tools from
923: 900: 148: 143: 17: 2572: 2552: 2509: 2504: 1752: 1670: 1394: 1210: 1154: 998: 983: 973: 78: 1852: 1764: 1748: 1736: 1622: 1606: 1500: 1478: 2253:
Zaslow, Eric (2008). "Mirror Symmetry". In Gowers, Timothy (ed.).
1610: 1520: 1190:
on the Calabi–Yau. In another version of string theory called the
1177:, together with additional data that arise physically from having 1153: 977: 2273: 1772: 1504: 1230: 926:, is a 2-brane. The corresponding object of arbitrary dimension 870: 2277: 1602: 1217:. On the other hand, the Fukaya category is constructed using 1037:
Mathematically, branes can be described using the notion of a
1209:, a branch of mathematics that describes geometric shapes in 846:
is a physical object that generalizes the notion of a zero-
899:
The word "brane" originated in 1987 as a contraction of "
2041:
A basic reference on category theory is Mac Lane 1998.
1989:, "Semiclassical quantization of the supermembrane", 1225:. Symplectic geometry studies spaces equipped with a 1221:, a branch of mathematics that arose from studies of 1137: 1117: 1093: 1073: 1017:. This connection has led to important insights into 2975: 2952: 2929: 2876: 2761: 2669: 2611: 2543: 2492: 2459: 2354: 2311: 1921: 1229:, a mathematical tool that can be used to compute 1143: 1123: 1099: 1079: 1041:. This is a mathematical structure consisting of 880:Mathematically, branes can be represented within 952:+1)-dimensional volume in spacetime called its 1025:. For example, it led to the discovery of the 2289: 1165:In one version of string theory known as the 815: 8: 964:, which live on the worldvolume of a brane. 2296: 2282: 2274: 822: 808: 47: 36: 1173:of certain six-dimensional shapes called 1136: 1116: 1092: 1072: 27:Extended physical object in string theory 2182:Categories for the Working Mathematician 1289: 1045:, and for any pair of objects, a set of 918:, is a 1-brane; a membrane, named after 1913: 187: 161: 120: 86: 55: 39: 2256:The Princeton Companion to Mathematics 2230:Yau, Shing-Tung; Nadis, Steve (2010). 1458:Atomic, molecular, and optical physics 873:and can have other attributes such as 1712:Newton's law of universal gravitation 7: 2694:Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound 2155:Dirichlet Branes and Mirror Symmetry 1942:participating institution membership 1213:and solves geometric problems using 861:objects which can propagate through 265:= 4 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory 982:Open strings attached to a pair of 1111:of open strings stretched between 1015:standard model of particle physics 196:Geometric Langlands correspondence 25: 1471:Atomic and molecular astrophysics 1561:Nanoscale and mesoscopic physics 2891:Eleven-dimensional supergravity 1196:special Lagrangian submanifolds 1006:, which the D-brane satisfies. 1333:Particle physics phenomenology 838:and related theories (such as 1: 2339:Second superstring revolution 2163:American Mathematical Society 2131:Aspinwall et al. 2009, p. 616 2113:Yau and Nadis 2010, pp. 180–1 1423:Spontaneous symmetry breaking 1233:in two-dimensional examples. 2833:Generalized complex manifold 2334:First superstring revolution 2159:Clay Mathematics Monographs 2147:General and cited references 2104:Aspinwal et al. 2009, p. 575 2086:Aspinwal et al. 2009, p. 575 2077:Aspinwal et al. 2009, p. 575 1004:Dirichlet boundary condition 2204:"What is ... a Brane?" 2180:Mac Lane, Saunders (1998). 1897:Quantum information science 1729:Cosmic background radiation 1496:Quantum information science 1238:homological mirror symmetry 890:homological mirror symmetry 3495: 2431:Non-critical string theory 2140:Yau and Nadis 2010, p. 181 2095:Yau and Nadis 2010, p. 175 2068:Yau and Nadis 2010, p. 165 971: 865:according to the rules of 29: 1929:Oxford English Dictionary 1791: 1761:Gravitational singularity 1578:Density functional theory 1517:Electromagnetic radiation 956:. Physicists often study 934:-brane, a term coined by 2967:Introduction to M-theory 2661:Wess–Zumino–Witten model 2603:Hanany–Witten transition 2329:History of string theory 1675:High-energy astrophysics 1615:Bose–Einstein condensate 1540:Condensed matter physics 1063:) and the morphisms are 121:Non-perturbative results 2646:Vertex operator algebra 2346:String theory landscape 1934:Oxford University Press 1757:Gravitational radiation 1553:Low-temperature physics 1391:Fundamental interaction 1346:Quantum electrodynamics 1124:{\displaystyle \alpha } 1080:{\displaystyle \alpha } 1033:Categorical description 894:noncommutative geometry 2944:AdS/CFT correspondence 2699:Exceptional Lie groups 2641:Superconformal algebra 2613:Conformal field theory 2484:Montonen–Olive duality 2436:Non-linear sigma model 1877:Physics of computation 1679:Planetary astrophysics 1386:AdS/CFT correspondence 1358:Effective field theory 1350:Quantum chromodynamics 1270:Lagrangian submanifold 1162: 1145: 1144:{\displaystyle \beta } 1125: 1101: 1100:{\displaystyle \beta } 1081: 1027:AdS/CFT correspondence 986: 237:Conformal field theory 154:AdS/CFT correspondence 32:Brane (disambiguation) 2939:Holographic principle 2906:Type IIB supergravity 2901:Type IIA supergravity 2753:-form electrodynamics 2372:Bosonic string theory 2032:Aspinwall et al. 2009 1873:Physical oceanography 1817:Communication physics 1619:Electrical conduction 1594:Statistical mechanics 1549:High-pressure physics 1329:Astroparticle physics 1158:A cross section of a 1157: 1146: 1126: 1102: 1082: 981: 962:electromagnetic field 948:-brane sweeps out a ( 884:, and are studied in 840:supergravity theories 280:Holographic principle 257:Twistor string theory 2858:Hoƙava–Witten theory 2805:HyperkĂ€hler manifold 2493:Particles and fields 2441:Tachyon condensation 2426:Matrix string theory 1720:Magnetohydrodynamics 1695:Stellar astrophysics 1525:Polarization (waves) 1447:Theory of everything 1427:Neutrino oscillation 1374:Grand Unified Theory 1362:Lattice field theory 1342:Quantum field theory 1321:Nuclear astrophysics 1175:Calabi–Yau manifolds 1171:complex submanifolds 1135: 1115: 1091: 1071: 1023:quantum field theory 853:, a one-dimensional 232:Theory of everything 30:For other uses, see 2896:Type I supergravity 2800:Calabi–Yau manifold 2795:Ricci-flat manifold 2774:Kaluza–Klein theory 2515:Ramond–Ramond field 2421:String field theory 2122:Zaslow 2008, p. 531 2059:Zaslow 2008, p. 536 2050:Zaslow 2008, p. 536 1932:(Online ed.). 1893:Quantum electronics 1885:Solid-state devices 1825:Engineering physics 1805:Atmospheric physics 1793:Accelerator physics 1671:Gravitation physics 1586:Fermi liquid theory 1545:Solid-state physics 1411:Elementary particle 1219:symplectic geometry 1215:algebraic equations 1192:topological A-model 1169:, the D-branes are 1167:topological B-model 1160:Calabi–Yau manifold 920:vibrating membranes 270:Kaluza–Klein theory 206:Monstrous moonshine 87:Perturbative theory 56:Fundamental objects 2863:K-theory (physics) 2740:ADE classification 2377:Superstring theory 2211:Notices of the AMS 2023:Moore 2005, p. 215 2014:Moore 2005, p. 215 2005:Moore 2005, p. 214 1954:Moore 2005, p. 214 1869:Physical chemistry 1708:General relativity 1378:Superstring theory 1354:Electroweak theory 1163: 1141: 1121: 1097: 1077: 1061:topological spaces 987: 3466: 3465: 3248:van Nieuwenhuizen 2784:Why 10 dimensions 2689:Chern–Simons form 2656:Kac–Moody algebra 2636:Conformal algebra 2631:Conformal anomaly 2525:Magnetic monopole 2520:Kalb–Ramond field 2362:Nambu–Goto action 2266:978-0-691-11880-2 2245:978-0-465-02023-2 2191:978-0-387-98403-2 2172:978-0-8218-3848-8 1940:(Subscription or 1906: 1905: 1889:Quantum chemistry 1841:Materials physics 1631:Self-organization 1492:Quantum chemistry 1467:Molecular physics 1223:classical physics 960:analogous to the 888:for insight into 867:quantum mechanics 832: 831: 563:van Nieuwenhuizen 16:(Redirected from 3486: 2976:String theorists 2916:Lie superalgebra 2868:Twisted K-theory 2826:Spin(7)-manifold 2779:Compactification 2621:Virasoro algebra 2404:Heterotic string 2298: 2291: 2284: 2275: 2270: 2249: 2226: 2224: 2222: 2208: 2195: 2176: 2141: 2138: 2132: 2129: 2123: 2120: 2114: 2111: 2105: 2102: 2096: 2093: 2087: 2084: 2078: 2075: 2069: 2066: 2060: 2057: 2051: 2048: 2042: 2039: 2033: 2030: 2024: 2021: 2015: 2012: 2006: 2003: 1997: 1984: 1961: 1955: 1952: 1946: 1945: 1937: 1925: 1918: 1901:Vehicle dynamics 1813:Chemical physics 1716:Lambda-CDM model 1704:Cosmic inflation 1590:Many-body theory 1475:Chemical physics 1431:Seesaw mechanism 1325:Particle physics 1312:particle physics 1290: 1242:Maxim Kontsevich 1207:complex geometry 1188:coherent sheaves 1184:derived category 1150: 1148: 1147: 1142: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1086: 1084: 1083: 1078: 886:pure mathematics 824: 817: 810: 226:Related concepts 51: 37: 21: 3494: 3493: 3489: 3488: 3487: 3485: 3484: 3483: 3469: 3468: 3467: 3462: 2971: 2948: 2925: 2872: 2820: 2790:KĂ€hler manifold 2757: 2734: 2727: 2720: 2713: 2706: 2665: 2626:Mirror symmetry 2607: 2593:Brane cosmology 2539: 2488: 2455: 2411:N=2 superstring 2397:Type IIB string 2392:Type IIA string 2367:Polyakov action 2350: 2307: 2302: 2267: 2252: 2246: 2229: 2220: 2218: 2206: 2198: 2192: 2179: 2173: 2161:. Vol. 4. 2152: 2149: 2144: 2139: 2135: 2130: 2126: 2121: 2117: 2112: 2108: 2103: 2099: 2094: 2090: 2085: 2081: 2076: 2072: 2067: 2063: 2058: 2054: 2049: 2045: 2040: 2036: 2031: 2027: 2022: 2018: 2013: 2009: 2004: 2000: 1978: 1962: 1958: 1953: 1949: 1939: 1920: 1919: 1915: 1911: 1857:Optoelectronics 1845:Medical physics 1788:Applied physics 1574:Bloch's theorem 1565:Polymer physics 1557:Surface physics 1443:Quantum gravity 1399:electromagnetic 1317:Nuclear physics 1260:Brane cosmology 1251: 1227:symplectic form 1211:algebraic terms 1200:Fukaya category 1133: 1132: 1113: 1112: 1089: 1088: 1069: 1068: 1035: 976: 970: 916:musical strings 912: 828: 783: 782: 293: 285: 284: 242:Quantum gravity 227: 201:Mirror symmetry 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3492: 3490: 3482: 3481: 3471: 3470: 3464: 3463: 3461: 3460: 3455: 3450: 3445: 3440: 3435: 3430: 3425: 3420: 3415: 3410: 3405: 3400: 3395: 3390: 3385: 3380: 3375: 3370: 3365: 3360: 3355: 3350: 3345: 3340: 3335: 3330: 3325: 3320: 3315: 3310: 3305: 3300: 3298:Randjbar-Daemi 3295: 3290: 3285: 3280: 3275: 3270: 3265: 3260: 3255: 3250: 3245: 3240: 3235: 3230: 3225: 3220: 3215: 3210: 3205: 3200: 3195: 3190: 3185: 3180: 3175: 3170: 3165: 3160: 3155: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3135: 3130: 3125: 3120: 3115: 3110: 3105: 3100: 3095: 3090: 3085: 3080: 3075: 3070: 3065: 3060: 3055: 3050: 3045: 3040: 3035: 3030: 3025: 3020: 3015: 3010: 3005: 3000: 2995: 2990: 2985: 2979: 2977: 2973: 2972: 2970: 2969: 2964: 2958: 2956: 2950: 2949: 2947: 2946: 2941: 2935: 2933: 2927: 2926: 2924: 2923: 2921:Lie supergroup 2918: 2913: 2908: 2903: 2898: 2893: 2888: 2882: 2880: 2874: 2873: 2871: 2870: 2865: 2860: 2855: 2850: 2845: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2829: 2828: 2823: 2818: 2814: 2813: 2812: 2802: 2792: 2787: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2765: 2763: 2759: 2758: 2756: 2755: 2747: 2742: 2737: 2732: 2725: 2718: 2711: 2704: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2675: 2673: 2667: 2666: 2664: 2663: 2658: 2653: 2648: 2643: 2638: 2633: 2628: 2623: 2617: 2615: 2609: 2608: 2606: 2605: 2600: 2598:Quiver diagram 2595: 2590: 2585: 2580: 2575: 2570: 2565: 2560: 2555: 2549: 2547: 2541: 2540: 2538: 2537: 2532: 2527: 2522: 2517: 2512: 2507: 2502: 2496: 2494: 2490: 2489: 2487: 2486: 2481: 2476: 2471: 2465: 2463: 2461:String duality 2457: 2456: 2454: 2453: 2448: 2443: 2438: 2433: 2428: 2423: 2418: 2413: 2408: 2407: 2406: 2401: 2400: 2399: 2394: 2387:Type II string 2384: 2374: 2369: 2364: 2358: 2356: 2352: 2351: 2349: 2348: 2343: 2342: 2341: 2336: 2326: 2324:Cosmic strings 2321: 2315: 2313: 2309: 2308: 2303: 2301: 2300: 2293: 2286: 2278: 2272: 2271: 2265: 2250: 2244: 2227: 2200:Moore, Gregory 2196: 2190: 2177: 2171: 2148: 2145: 2143: 2142: 2133: 2124: 2115: 2106: 2097: 2088: 2079: 2070: 2061: 2052: 2043: 2034: 2025: 2016: 2007: 1998: 1956: 1947: 1912: 1910: 1907: 1904: 1903: 1881:Plasma physics 1849:Nanotechnology 1829:Fluid dynamics 1790: 1784: 1783: 1722: 1697: 1683:Plasma physics 1656: 1650: 1649: 1639:superconductor 1596: 1567: 1542: 1536: 1535: 1533:Casimir effect 1498: 1488:Quantum optics 1485: 1463:Atomic physics 1460: 1454: 1453: 1388: 1338:Standard Model 1335: 1314: 1304: 1303: 1300: 1299:Major theories 1297: 1294: 1288: 1287: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1265:Dirac membrane 1262: 1257: 1250: 1247: 1240:conjecture of 1140: 1120: 1096: 1076: 1034: 1031: 972:Main article: 969: 966: 911: 905: 851:point particle 830: 829: 827: 826: 819: 812: 804: 801: 800: 799: 798: 793: 785: 784: 781: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 613:Randjbar-Daemi 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 294: 291: 290: 287: 286: 283: 282: 277: 272: 267: 259: 254: 249: 244: 239: 234: 228: 225: 224: 221: 220: 219: 218: 213: 211:Vertex algebra 208: 203: 198: 190: 189: 185: 184: 183: 182: 177: 172: 164: 163: 159: 158: 157: 156: 151: 146: 141: 136: 131: 123: 122: 118: 117: 116: 115: 97: 89: 88: 84: 83: 82: 81: 76: 71: 66: 58: 57: 53: 52: 44: 43: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3491: 3480: 3479:String theory 3477: 3476: 3474: 3459: 3456: 3454: 3451: 3449: 3446: 3444: 3443:Zamolodchikov 3441: 3439: 3438:Zamolodchikov 3436: 3434: 3431: 3429: 3426: 3424: 3421: 3419: 3416: 3414: 3411: 3409: 3406: 3404: 3401: 3399: 3396: 3394: 3391: 3389: 3386: 3384: 3381: 3379: 3376: 3374: 3371: 3369: 3366: 3364: 3361: 3359: 3356: 3354: 3351: 3349: 3346: 3344: 3341: 3339: 3336: 3334: 3331: 3329: 3326: 3324: 3321: 3319: 3316: 3314: 3311: 3309: 3306: 3304: 3301: 3299: 3296: 3294: 3291: 3289: 3286: 3284: 3281: 3279: 3276: 3274: 3271: 3269: 3266: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3256: 3254: 3251: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3199: 3196: 3194: 3191: 3189: 3186: 3184: 3181: 3179: 3176: 3174: 3171: 3169: 3166: 3164: 3161: 3159: 3156: 3154: 3151: 3149: 3146: 3144: 3141: 3139: 3136: 3134: 3131: 3129: 3126: 3124: 3121: 3119: 3116: 3114: 3111: 3109: 3106: 3104: 3101: 3099: 3096: 3094: 3091: 3089: 3086: 3084: 3081: 3079: 3076: 3074: 3071: 3069: 3066: 3064: 3061: 3059: 3056: 3054: 3051: 3049: 3046: 3044: 3041: 3039: 3036: 3034: 3031: 3029: 3026: 3024: 3021: 3019: 3016: 3014: 3011: 3009: 3006: 3004: 3001: 2999: 2996: 2994: 2991: 2989: 2986: 2984: 2981: 2980: 2978: 2974: 2968: 2965: 2963: 2962:Matrix theory 2960: 2959: 2957: 2955: 2951: 2945: 2942: 2940: 2937: 2936: 2934: 2932: 2928: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2899: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2883: 2881: 2879: 2878:Supersymmetry 2875: 2869: 2866: 2864: 2861: 2859: 2856: 2854: 2851: 2849: 2846: 2844: 2841: 2839: 2836: 2834: 2831: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2815: 2811: 2808: 2807: 2806: 2803: 2801: 2798: 2797: 2796: 2793: 2791: 2788: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2766: 2764: 2760: 2754: 2752: 2748: 2746: 2743: 2741: 2738: 2735: 2728: 2721: 2714: 2707: 2700: 2697: 2695: 2692: 2690: 2687: 2685: 2682: 2680: 2677: 2676: 2674: 2672: 2668: 2662: 2659: 2657: 2654: 2652: 2649: 2647: 2644: 2642: 2639: 2637: 2634: 2632: 2629: 2627: 2624: 2622: 2619: 2618: 2616: 2614: 2610: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2566: 2564: 2561: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2550: 2548: 2546: 2542: 2536: 2533: 2531: 2530:Dual graviton 2528: 2526: 2523: 2521: 2518: 2516: 2513: 2511: 2508: 2506: 2503: 2501: 2498: 2497: 2495: 2491: 2485: 2482: 2480: 2477: 2475: 2472: 2470: 2467: 2466: 2464: 2462: 2458: 2452: 2449: 2447: 2446:RNS formalism 2444: 2442: 2439: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2405: 2402: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2389: 2388: 2385: 2383: 2382:Type I string 2380: 2379: 2378: 2375: 2373: 2370: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2360: 2359: 2357: 2353: 2347: 2344: 2340: 2337: 2335: 2332: 2331: 2330: 2327: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2317: 2316: 2314: 2310: 2306: 2305:String theory 2299: 2294: 2292: 2287: 2285: 2280: 2279: 2276: 2268: 2262: 2258: 2257: 2251: 2247: 2241: 2237: 2233: 2228: 2216: 2212: 2205: 2201: 2197: 2193: 2187: 2183: 2178: 2174: 2168: 2164: 2160: 2156: 2151: 2150: 2146: 2137: 2134: 2128: 2125: 2119: 2116: 2110: 2107: 2101: 2098: 2092: 2089: 2083: 2080: 2074: 2071: 2065: 2062: 2056: 2053: 2047: 2044: 2038: 2035: 2029: 2026: 2020: 2017: 2011: 2008: 2002: 1999: 1995: 1992: 1988: 1982: 1977: 1973: 1969: 1965: 1960: 1957: 1951: 1948: 1943: 1935: 1931: 1930: 1924: 1917: 1914: 1908: 1902: 1898: 1894: 1890: 1886: 1882: 1878: 1874: 1870: 1866: 1865:Photovoltaics 1862: 1858: 1854: 1850: 1846: 1842: 1838: 1837:Laser physics 1834: 1830: 1826: 1822: 1818: 1814: 1810: 1806: 1802: 1798: 1794: 1789: 1786: 1785: 1782: 1778: 1774: 1770: 1766: 1762: 1758: 1754: 1750: 1746: 1742: 1738: 1734: 1733:Cosmic string 1730: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1717: 1713: 1709: 1705: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1692: 1691:Space physics 1688: 1687:Solar physics 1684: 1680: 1676: 1672: 1668: 1664: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1651: 1648: 1644: 1643:superfluidity 1640: 1636: 1635:Semiconductor 1632: 1628: 1624: 1620: 1616: 1612: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1591: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1562: 1558: 1554: 1550: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1537: 1534: 1530: 1529:Spectral line 1526: 1522: 1518: 1514: 1510: 1506: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1493: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1480: 1476: 1472: 1468: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1455: 1452: 1451:Vacuum energy 1448: 1444: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1420: 1416: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1400: 1396: 1395:gravitational 1392: 1389: 1387: 1383: 1379: 1375: 1371: 1370:Supersymmetry 1367: 1363: 1359: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1343: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1330: 1326: 1322: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1309: 1306: 1305: 1301: 1298: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1256: 1253: 1252: 1248: 1246: 1243: 1239: 1234: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1212: 1208: 1203: 1201: 1197: 1193: 1189: 1185: 1180: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1161: 1156: 1152: 1138: 1118: 1110: 1094: 1074: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1057:vector spaces 1054: 1050: 1049: 1044: 1040: 1032: 1030: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1007: 1005: 1000: 996: 992: 991:string theory 985: 980: 975: 967: 965: 963: 959: 955: 951: 947: 942: 940: 937: 933: 929: 925: 921: 917: 909: 906: 904: 902: 897: 895: 891: 887: 883: 878: 876: 872: 868: 864: 860: 856: 852: 849: 845: 841: 837: 836:string theory 825: 820: 818: 813: 811: 806: 805: 803: 802: 797: 794: 792: 789: 788: 787: 786: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 763:Zamolodchikov 761: 759: 758:Zamolodchikov 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 295: 289: 288: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 266: 264: 260: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 247:Supersymmetry 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 233: 230: 229: 223: 222: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 197: 194: 193: 192: 191: 186: 181: 178: 176: 173: 171: 170:Phenomenology 168: 167: 166: 165: 162:Phenomenology 160: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 126: 125: 124: 119: 113: 109: 105: 101: 98: 96: 93: 92: 91: 90: 85: 80: 77: 75: 72: 70: 69:Cosmic string 67: 65: 62: 61: 60: 59: 54: 50: 46: 45: 42: 41:String theory 38: 33: 19: 2988:Arkani-Hamed 2886:Supergravity 2853:Moduli space 2750: 2745:Dirac string 2671:Gauge theory 2651:Loop algebra 2588:Black string 2544: 2451:GS formalism 2254: 2231: 2219:. Retrieved 2214: 2210: 2181: 2154: 2136: 2127: 2118: 2109: 2100: 2091: 2082: 2073: 2064: 2055: 2046: 2037: 2028: 2019: 2010: 2001: 1996:(1988), 515. 1993: 1990: 1987:K. S. Stelle 1959: 1950: 1927: 1916: 1821:Econophysics 1769:Solar System 1654:Astrophysics 1434: 1366:Gauge theory 1235: 1204: 1164: 1046: 1042: 1036: 1019:gauge theory 1011:gauge theory 1008: 988: 953: 949: 945: 943: 938: 931: 930:is called a 927: 913: 907: 898: 879: 869:. They have 843: 833: 303:Arkani-Hamed 262: 252:Supergravity 73: 3348:Silverstein 2848:Orientifold 2583:Black holes 2578:Black brane 2535:Dual photon 2236:Basic Books 1991:Nucl. Phys. 1979: [ 1801:Agrophysics 1745:Dark matter 1741:Dark energy 1513:Diffraction 1255:Black brane 954:worldvolume 848:dimensional 663:Silverstein 188:Mathematics 100:Superstring 3368:Strominger 3363:Steinhardt 3358:Staudacher 3273:Polchinski 3223:Nanopoulos 3183:Mandelstam 3163:Kontsevich 3003:Berenstein 2931:Holography 2911:Superspace 2810:K3 surface 2769:Worldsheet 2684:Instantons 2312:Background 1972:C. N. Pope 1964:M. J. Duff 1944:required.) 1833:Geophysics 1809:Biophysics 1725:Black hole 1663:Astrometry 1570:BCS theory 1419:Antimatter 1245:geometry. 936:M. J. Duff 882:categories 683:Strominger 678:Steinhardt 673:Staudacher 588:Polchinski 538:Nanopoulos 498:Mandelstam 478:Kontsevich 318:Berenstein 275:Multiverse 3403:Veneziano 3283:Rajaraman 3178:Maldacena 3068:Gopakumar 3018:Dijkgraaf 3013:Curtright 2679:Anomalies 2558:NS5-brane 2479:U-duality 2474:S-duality 2469:T-duality 1976:E. Sezgin 1909:Citations 1861:Photonics 1797:Acoustics 1777:Supernova 1667:Cosmology 1659:Astronomy 1627:Magnetism 1582:Fermi gas 1483:Photonics 1302:Concepts 1296:Subfields 1285:NS5-brane 1139:β 1119:α 1095:β 1075:α 1065:functions 1048:morphisms 941:in 1988. 924:drumheads 863:spacetime 859:dynamical 723:Veneziano 598:Rajaraman 493:Maldacena 383:Gopakumar 333:Dijkgraaf 328:Curtright 292:Theorists 180:Landscape 175:Cosmology 139:U-duality 134:T-duality 129:S-duality 112:Heterotic 3473:Category 3458:Zwiebach 3413:Verlinde 3408:Verlinde 3383:Townsend 3378:Susskind 3313:Sagnotti 3278:Polyakov 3233:Nekrasov 3198:Minwalla 3193:Martinec 3158:Knizhnik 3153:Klebanov 3148:Kapustin 3113:'t Hooft 3048:Fischler 2983:Aganagić 2954:M-theory 2843:Conifold 2838:Orbifold 2821:manifold 2762:Geometry 2568:M5-brane 2563:M2-brane 2500:Graviton 2416:F-theory 2202:(2005). 1968:T. Inami 1781:Universe 1700:Big Bang 1509:Molecule 1382:M-theory 1280:M5-brane 1275:M2-brane 1249:See also 1039:category 999:D-branes 984:D-branes 968:D-branes 922:such as 901:membrane 796:Glossary 778:Zwiebach 733:Verlinde 728:Verlinde 703:Townsend 698:'t Hooft 693:Susskind 628:Sagnotti 593:Polyakov 548:Nekrasov 513:Minwalla 508:Martinec 473:Knizhnik 468:Klebanov 463:Kapustin 433:Horowitz 363:Fischler 298:Aganagić 216:K-theory 149:F-theory 144:M-theory 18:P-branes 3388:Trivedi 3373:Sundrum 3338:Shenker 3328:Seiberg 3323:Schwarz 3293:Randall 3253:Novikov 3243:Nielsen 3228:Năstase 3138:Kallosh 3123:Gibbons 3063:Gliozzi 3053:Friedan 3043:Ferrara 3028:Douglas 3023:Distler 2573:S-brane 2553:D-brane 2510:Tachyon 2505:Dilaton 2319:Strings 2221:June 7, 1923:"brane" 1753:Gravity 1308:Nuclear 1179:charges 1043:objects 974:D-brane 910:-branes 791:History 708:Trivedi 688:Sundrum 653:Shenker 643:Seiberg 638:Schwarz 608:Randall 568:Novikov 558:Nielsen 543:Năstase 453:Kallosh 438:Gibbons 378:Gliozzi 368:Friedan 358:Ferrara 343:Douglas 338:Distler 108:Type II 95:Bosonic 79:D-brane 3453:Zumino 3448:Zaslow 3433:Yoneya 3423:Witten 3343:Siegel 3318:Scherk 3288:Ramond 3263:Ooguri 3188:Marolf 3143:Kaluza 3128:Kachru 3118:Hoƙava 3108:Harvey 3103:Hanson 3088:Gubser 3078:Greene 3008:Bousso 2993:Atiyah 2545:Branes 2355:Theory 2263:  2242:  2188:  2169:  1985:, and 1853:Optics 1765:Planet 1749:Galaxy 1737:Cosmos 1623:Phonon 1607:liquid 1599:Phases 1501:Photon 1479:Optics 1439:String 1407:strong 1109:states 995:string 958:fields 939:et al. 875:charge 855:string 773:Zumino 768:Zaslow 753:Yoneya 743:Witten 658:Siegel 633:Scherk 603:Ramond 578:Ooguri 503:Marolf 458:Kaluza 443:Kachru 428:Hoƙava 423:Harvey 418:Hanson 403:Gubser 393:Greene 323:Bousso 308:Atiyah 104:Type I 64:String 3393:Turok 3303:Roček 3268:Ovrut 3258:Olive 3238:Neveu 3218:Myers 3213:Mukhi 3203:Moore 3173:Linde 3168:Klein 3093:Gukov 3083:Gross 3073:Green 3058:Gates 3038:Dvali 2998:Banks 2217:: 214 2207:(PDF) 1983:] 1938: 1611:solid 1521:Laser 1435:Brane 1293:Field 1059:, or 1021:and 844:brane 842:), a 713:Turok 618:Roček 583:Ovrut 573:Olive 553:Neveu 533:Myers 528:Mukhi 518:Moore 488:Linde 483:Klein 408:Gukov 398:Gross 388:Green 373:Gates 353:Dvali 313:Banks 74:Brane 3418:Wess 3398:Vafa 3308:Rohm 3208:Motl 3133:Kaku 3098:Guth 3033:Duff 2261:ISBN 2240:ISBN 2223:2018 2186:ISBN 2167:ISBN 1994:B297 1773:Star 1647:Spin 1505:Atom 1415:Spin 1403:weak 1310:and 1236:The 1231:area 1131:and 1107:are 1087:and 1053:sets 993:, a 892:and 871:mass 738:Wess 718:Vafa 623:Rohm 523:Motl 448:Kaku 413:Guth 348:Duff 3428:Yau 3353:SÆĄn 3333:Sen 1613:), 1603:gas 1409:), 1186:of 989:In 903:". 834:In 748:Yau 668:SÆĄn 648:Sen 3475:: 2729:, 2722:, 2715:, 2708:, 2259:. 2238:. 2234:. 2215:52 2213:. 2209:. 2184:. 2165:. 2157:. 1981:de 1974:, 1970:, 1966:, 1926:. 1899:, 1895:, 1891:, 1887:, 1883:, 1879:, 1875:, 1871:, 1867:, 1863:, 1859:, 1855:, 1851:, 1847:, 1843:, 1839:, 1835:, 1831:, 1827:, 1823:, 1819:, 1815:, 1811:, 1807:, 1803:, 1799:, 1795:, 1779:, 1775:, 1771:, 1767:, 1763:, 1759:, 1755:, 1751:, 1747:, 1743:, 1739:, 1735:, 1731:, 1727:, 1718:, 1714:, 1710:, 1706:, 1702:, 1693:, 1689:, 1685:, 1681:, 1677:, 1673:, 1669:, 1665:, 1661:, 1645:, 1641:, 1637:, 1633:, 1629:, 1625:, 1621:, 1617:, 1609:, 1605:, 1592:, 1588:, 1584:, 1580:, 1576:, 1572:, 1563:, 1559:, 1555:, 1551:, 1547:, 1531:, 1527:, 1523:, 1519:, 1515:, 1511:, 1507:, 1503:, 1494:, 1490:, 1481:, 1477:, 1473:, 1469:, 1465:, 1449:, 1445:, 1441:, 1437:, 1433:, 1429:, 1425:, 1421:, 1417:, 1413:, 1405:, 1401:, 1397:, 1384:, 1380:, 1376:, 1372:, 1368:, 1364:, 1360:, 1356:, 1352:, 1348:, 1344:, 1340:, 1331:, 1327:, 1323:, 1319:, 1202:. 1151:. 1055:, 944:A 896:. 877:. 110:, 106:, 2819:2 2817:G 2786:? 2751:p 2736:) 2733:8 2731:E 2726:7 2724:E 2719:6 2717:E 2712:4 2710:F 2705:2 2703:G 2701:( 2297:e 2290:t 2283:v 2269:. 2248:. 2225:. 2194:. 2175:. 1936:. 1601:( 1393:( 950:p 946:p 932:p 928:p 908:p 823:e 816:t 809:v 263:N 114:) 102:( 34:. 20:)

Index

P-branes
Brane (disambiguation)
String theory

String
Cosmic string
Brane
D-brane
Bosonic
Superstring
Type I
Type II
Heterotic
S-duality
T-duality
U-duality
M-theory
F-theory
AdS/CFT correspondence
Phenomenology
Cosmology
Landscape
Geometric Langlands correspondence
Mirror symmetry
Monstrous moonshine
Vertex algebra
K-theory
Theory of everything
Conformal field theory
Quantum gravity

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑