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Gauge instantons from open strings
Author(s) -
Frau M.,
Lerda A.
Publication year - 2004
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/prop.200410151
Subject(s) - instanton , string (physics) , gauge theory , physics , gauge (firearms) , scattering amplitude , theoretical physics , boundary value problem , boundary (topology) , brane , d brane , scattering , open string , quantum electrodynamics , mathematical physics , string field theory , quantum mechanics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , archaeology , history
In this contribution we describe how to obtain instanton effects in four dimensional gauge theories by computing string scattering amplitudes in D3/D(‐1) brane systems. In particular we show that the disks with mixed boundary conditions, which are typical of the D3/D(‐1) system, are the sources for the classical instanton solution.
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