String Junctions and BPS States in Seiberg-Witten Theory

Abstract

We argue that certain BPS states in the D3-brane probe realization of N=2 SU(2) Super-Yang-Mills theory correspond to multi-pronged strings connecting the D3-brane to the background 7-branes. This provides a physical realization of the decay of these states on the curve of marginal stability, and explains their absence in the strong coupling regime.

19 pages LaTex, 6 eps figures; misprints corrected, references added, appendix added, comments on constant phase curves and possible string-string junction transition added in sections 4 and 5

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