D-branes
arXiv:2311.18456
Abstract
This is an introduction to the non-perturbative excitations of string theory known as D-branes. Topics covered include their definition and main properties, their role in dualities and their dynamics. Based on lectures given at LACES 2019, and at the Amsterdam-Brussels-Geneva-Paris Doctoral School.
60 pages, 11 figures. Invited chapter for the Handbook of Quantum Gravity (Eds. C. Bambi, L. Modesto, and I. L. Shapiro, Springer 2023). Minor corrections, one reference added