Self-duality, Ramond-Ramond fields, and K-theory
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Self-Duality, Ramond-Ramond Fields, and K-Theory
Just as D-brane charge of Type IIA and Type IIB superstrings is classified, respectively, by K(X) and K(X), Ramond-Ramond fields in these theories are classified, respectively, by K(X) and K(X). By analyzing a recent proposal for how to interpret quantum self-duality of RR fields, we show that the Dirac quantization formula for the RR p-forms, when properly formulated, receives corrections that...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of High Energy Physics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1029-8479
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/05/032