D-branes and K-theory

Edward Witten

doi:10.1088/1126-6708/1998/12/019

D-branes and K-theory

Edward Witten

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Abstract

By exploiting recent arguments about stable nonsupersymmetric D-brane states, we argue that D-brane charge takes values in the K-theory of spacetime, as has been suspected before. In the process, we gain a new understanding of some novel objects proposed recently - such as the Type I zerobrane - and we describe some new objects - such as a -1-brane in Type I superstring theory.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume	1998
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/1998/12/019
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Keywords

D-branes
String duality
Superstring vacua

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