Physics NotePublished
On the Algebraic K-Theory of the Massive D8 and M9 Branes
I. V. Vancea
1999
Publication details
- Authors
- I. V. Vancea
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1999
- Description
- We study the relation between the D8-branes wrapped on an orientable compact manifold W in a massive Type IIA supergravity background and the M9-branes wrapped on a compact manifold Z in a massive d=11 supergravity background from the K-theoretic point of view. By interpreting the D8-brane charges as elements of <math>K_{0}(C(W))\,\!</math> and the (inequivalent classes of) spaces of gauge fields on the M9-branes as the elements of <math>K_{0}(C(Z)\times _{{\bar{k}}^{*}}G)\,\!</math> a connection between charges and gauge fields is argued to exists. This connection is realized as a map between the corresponding algebraic K-theory groups.
- Year
- 1999
- Number
- CBPF-NF-022/99
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No