B fields from a Luddite perspective

Abstract

In this talk we discuss the geometric realization of B fields and higher p-form potentials on a manifold M as connections on affine bundles over M. We realize D branes on M as special submanifolds of these affine bundles. As an application of this geometric understanding of the B field, we give a simple geometric explanation for the Chern-Simons modification of the field strength of the B field.

7 pages. From a talk given at the 3rd International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries (QTS3)

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• D-branes, B fields, and Ext groups
• Quantum Mechanical Mirror Symmetry, D Branes, and B Fields
• Mechanical D Branes and B Fields