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D‐branes, orientifolds and K‐theory
Author(s) -
Stefański B.
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<986::aid-prop986>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - brane cosmology , evolutionary biology , theoretical physics , physics , biology
The complete D‐brane spectrum in ℤ 2 orientifolds is computed. Stable non‐BPS D‐branes with both integral and torsion charges are found. The relation to K‐theory is discussed and a new K‐theory relevant to orientifolds is suggested.