PIRSA:08100000

Q7-branes in type IIB string theory

Sorokin, D. (2008). Q7-branes in type IIB string theory. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08100000

Sorokin, Dmitri. Q7-branes in type IIB string theory. Perimeter Institute, Oct. 14, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08100000 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08100000,
            doi = {10.48660/08100000},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08100000},
            author = {Sorokin, Dmitri},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
            language = {en},
            title = {Q7-branes in type IIB string theory},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {oct},
            note = {PIRSA:08100000 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Dmitri Sorokin University of Padova - Department of Mathematics

DOI 10.48660/08100000
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

We review basic properties of effective worldvolume theory describing the dynamics of Dirichlet branes in type II supergravity backgrounds and then show that the SL(2,R) symmetry of IIB supergravity allows for the existence of new supersymmetric 7-brane configurations called Q7-branes. The Q7-branes differ from the D7-branes, in particular, by their coupling to the dilaton, axion and to `magnetic\' gauge field duals thereof. The appearance of Q7-branes and their instanton duals may indicate the existence of a new, yet unexplored, perturbative vacuum of type IIB string theory.