String creation and heterotic-type I duality

Oren Bergman, Matthias R. Gaberdiel, Gilad Lifschytz

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Abstract

The BPS spectrum of type I string theory in a generic background is derived using the duality with the nine-dimensional heterotic string theory with Wilson lines. It is shown that the corresponding mass formula has a natural interpretation in terms of type I, and it is demonstrated that the relevant states in type I preserve supersymmetry. By considering certain BPS states for different Wilson fines an independent confirmation of the string creation phenomenon in the D0-D8 system is found. We also comment on the non-perturbative realization of gauge enhancement in type I, and on the predictions for the quantum mechanics of type I D0-branes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)524-544
Number of pages21
JournalNuclear Physics B
Volume524
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Aug 1998
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank Michael Green, Igor Klebanov and Juan Maldecena for useful discussions. O.B. is supported in part by the NSF under grants PHY-93-15811 and PHY-92-18167, M.R.G. is supported by a Research Fellowship of Jesus College, Cambridge, and G.L. is supported in part by the NSF under grant PHY-91-57482.

Keywords

  • D0-branes
  • D8-branes
  • String creation
  • Type I

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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