Published September 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

D-brane recoil and infrared divergences in string theory

  • 1. Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-0708 (United States)

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It is shown that there are logarithmic operators in D-brane backgrounds that lead to infrared divergences in open-string loop amplitudes. These divergences can be canceled by changing the closed-string background by operators that correspond to the D-brane moving with constant velocity after some instant in time, since it is precisely such operators that give rise to the appropriate ultraviolet divergences in the closed-string channel. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. R3690-R3692.
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ