On supersymmetric interfaces for string theory

A bstract We construct the world-sheet interface which preserves space-time supersymmetry in type II superstring theories in the Green-Schwarz formalism. We show that a class of the supersymmetric interfaces generates T-dualities of type II theories, and that these interfaces have a geometrical inte...

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Published inThe journal of high energy physics Vol. 2012; no. 3
Main Author Satoh, Yuji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.03.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Branes
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Coupled modes
Elementary Particles
High energy physics
Interfaces
Partitions (mathematics)
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Physics
Relativity Theory
Spacetime
String Theory
Supersymmetry
Symmetry
Yang-Mills theory
D-branes
Conformal and W Symmetry
Supersymmetry and Duality
String Duality
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Summary:A bstract We construct the world-sheet interface which preserves space-time supersymmetry in type II superstring theories in the Green-Schwarz formalism. We show that a class of the supersymmetric interfaces generates T-dualities of type II theories, and that these interfaces have a geometrical interpretation in the doubled target space. We compute the partition function with a pair of the supersymmetric interfaces inserted, from which we read off the spectrum of the modes coupled to the interfaces and the Casimir energy between them. We also derive the transformation rules under which a set of D-branes is transformed to another by the interface.
ISSN:1029-8479
1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP03(2012)072