4 papers
Thermodynamics of D-brane Probes
E. Kiritsis, T. R. Taylor
We discuss the dynamics and thermodynamics of particle and D-brane probes moving in non-extremal black hole/brane backgrounds. When a probe falls from asymptotic infinity to the ho…
Methods of Supersymmetry Breaking
T. R. Taylor
This is a review of basic ideas and mechanisms encountered in the supersymmetry breaking problem at the global level, in supergravity models, and in superstring theory.
String loop corrections to gauge and Yukawa couplings
I. Antoniadis, T. R. Taylor
We report on the recent progress in computing the effective supergravity action from superstring scattering amplitudes beyond the tree approximation. We discuss the moduli-dependen…
Low-Energy Effective Action of Superstring Theory
T. R. Taylor
A fundamental task for the heterotic superstring theory is the determination of the effective action describing the physics of massless string excitations at low energies. This is…