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D‐branes from conformal field theory
Author(s) -
Gaberdiel Matthias R.
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1002/1521-3978(200209)50:8/9<783::aid-prop783>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - conformal map , conformal field theory , boundary conformal field theory , brane cosmology , field (mathematics) , primary field , extremal length , theoretical physics , physics , field theory (psychology) , conformal symmetry , quantum electrodynamics , mathematical physics , mathematics , geometry , pure mathematics , quantum mechanics , robin boundary condition , boundary value problem , free boundary problem
An introduction to the construction of D‐branes using conformal field theory methods is given. A number of examples are discussed in detail, in particular the construction of all conformal D‐branes for the theory of a single free boson on a circle.