1996/12/26 by I. Ya. Aref'eva, O. A. Rytchkov
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
published as Am.Math.Soc.Transl. 201 (2000) 19-38 · 28 pages, Latex, emlines2.sty
arxiv created 1996/12/26 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
An algebraic method for a general construction of intersecting p-brane solutions in diverse spacetime dimensions is discussed. An incidence matrix describing configurations of electric and magnetic fields is introduced. Intersecting p-branes are specified by solutions of a system of characteristic algebraic equations for the incidence matrix. This set of characteristic equations generalizes a single characteristic equation found before for a special "flower" ansatz. The characteristic equations admit solutions only for quantized values of scalar coupling parameters. A wide list of examples including solutions with regular horizons and non-zero entropy in D=11 and D=10 theories is presented.