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Kaluza‐Klein Monopole and 5‐brane Effective Actions
Author(s) -
Eyras Eduardo,
Lozano Yolanda
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3978(20001)48:1/3<103::aid-prop103>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - magnetic monopole , kaluza–klein theory , brane , duality (order theory) , physics , action (physics) , theoretical physics , effective action , mathematical physics , particle physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
We review the construction of the Kaluza‐Klein monopole of the Type IIA theory in the most general case of a massive background, as well as its relation via T‐duality with the Type IIB NS‐5‐brane. This last effective action is shown to be related by S‐duality to the D5‐brane effective action.