D-branes, tachyons and K-homology

Richard J. Szabo

doi:10.1142/S0217732302009015

D-branes, tachyons and K-homology

Richard J. Szabo

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Abstract

We present an overview of the ways in which D-brane charges are classified in terms of K-theory, emphasizing the natural physical interpretations of a homological classification within a topological setting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2297-2315
Number of pages	19
Journal	Modern Physics Letters A
Volume	17
Issue number	35
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732302009015
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2002

Keywords

B-fields
D-branes and K-theory
Non-BPS branes
Tachyon fields
Twisted K-theory

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