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Exact Noncommutative Solitons
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus, Finn Larsen
We find exact solitons in a large class of noncommutative gauge theories using a simple solution generating technique. The solitons in the effective field theory description of ope…
Noncommutative Tachyons and K-Theory
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Gregory Moore
We show that the relation between D-branes and noncommutative tachyons leads very naturally to the relation between D-branes and K-theory. We also discuss some relations between D-…
Tensionless Branes and Discrete Gauge Symmetry
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus, Finn Larsen
We show that the tensionless branes found recently on non-BPS D-branes using non-commutative field theory are in fact gauge equivalent to the vacuum under a discrete gauge symmetry…
The Local Structure of Anomaly Inflow
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Oleg Ruchayskiy
Anomaly cancellation for M-theory fivebranes requires the introduction of a "bump-form" which smoothes out the five-brane source. We discuss the physical origin of this bump-form i…
D-branes and Strings as Non-commutative Solitons
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus, Finn Larsen +1
The non-commutative geometry of a large auxiliary -field simplifies the construction of D-branes as solitons in open string field theory. Similarly, fundamental strings are cons…
On the relevance of tachyons
J. A. Harvey, D. Kutasov, E. J. Martinec
We study condensation of open string tachyons using renormalization group flow in the worldsheet field theory. This approach leads to a simple picture of the physics of the nontriv…
D-Branes as Unstable Lumps in Bosonic Open String Field Theory
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus
We construct Dp-branes in bosonic string theory as unstable lumps in a truncated string field theory of open strings on a D25-brane. We find that the lowest level truncation gives…
D-Sphalerons and the Topology of String Configuration Space
Jeffrey A. Harvey, Petr Horava, Per Kraus
We show that unstable D-branes play the role of ``D-sphalerons'' in string theory. Their existence implies that the configuration space of Type II string theory has a complicated h…