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IIB Nine-branes

arXiv:hep-th/0601128 · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2006/06/006

Abstract

We calculate the tensions of all half-supersymmetric nine-branes in IIB string theory. In particular, we point out the existence of a solitonic IIB nine-brane. We find that the D9-brane and its duality transformations parametrize a two-dimensional surface in a four-dimensional space.

12 pages, minor corrections, references added; published version

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