String creation and heterotic-type I′ duality

Oren Bergman; Matthias R. Gaberdiel; Gilad Lifschytz

doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00316-2

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	524-544
Number of pages	21
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	524
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00316-2
State	Published - 3 Aug 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

D0-branes
D8-branes
String creation
Type I

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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