Published August 8, 2002 | Version v1
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Strings, Branes and K-Theory from E8 Bundles in 11 Dimensions

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Description

We examine the conjecture that an 11d E8 bundle, appearing in the calculation of phases in the M-Theory partition function, plays a physical role in M-Theory, focusing on consequences for the classification of string theory solitons. This leads for example to a classification of IIA solitons in terms of that of LE8 bundles in 10d. Since K(ZZ, 2) approximates LE8 up to π14, this reproduces the K-Theoretic classification of IIA D-branes while treating NSNS and RR solitons more symmetrically and providing a natural interpretation of G0 as the central extension of (tilde L)E8

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Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/799922-FAHSrv/native/

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https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/799922-FAHSrv/native/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
[vp.]
Report number
SLAC-PUB--9147

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
33061370
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PARTITION FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SMOOTH MANIFOLDS; SOLITONS; STRING MODELS
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL; QUASI PARTICLES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
AC03-76SF00515
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Energy Research ER (United States)