Interactions of strings and D-branes from M theory

Mar, 1996
17 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 474 (1996) 309-322
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Report number:
  • TAUP-2324-96

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Abstract:
We discuss the relation between M theory and type II string theories. We show that, assuming ``natural'' interactions between membranes and fivebranes in M theory, the known interactions between strings and D-branes in type II string theories arise in appropriate limits. Our discussion of the interactions is purely at the classical level. We remark on issues associated with the M theory approach to enhanced gauge symmetries, which deserve further investigation.
Note:
  • 18 pages, 3 figures, uses harvmac.tex and epsf.tex Report-no: TAUP-2324-96
  • 11.25.-w
  • String theory
  • D-branes
  • M theory
  • string model
  • membrane model: p-brane
  • M-theory
  • interaction
  • invariance: gauge