Branes intersecting at angles

Micha Berkooz, Michael R. Douglas, Robert G. Leigh

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Abstract

We show that configurations of multiple D-branes related by SU(N) rotations will preserve unbroken supersymmetry. This includes cases in which two D-branes are related by a rotation of arbitrarily small angle, and we discuss some of the physics of this. In particular, we discuss a way of obtaining 4D chiral fermions on the intersection of D-branes. We also rephrase the condition for unbroken supersymmetry as the condition that a 'generalized holonomy group' associated with the brane configuration and manifold is reduced, and relate this condition (in type IIA string theory) to a condition in eleven dimensions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)265-278
Number of pages14
JournalNuclear Physics B
Volume480
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 25 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Angles
  • D-branes
  • Intersection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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