D0 Branes on Tⁿ and Matrix Theory

1997/09/30 by Ashoke Sen · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th

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published as Adv.Theor.Math.Phys.2:51-59,1998 · LaTeX file, 10 pages, typos corrected

arxiv created 1997/11/23 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

The Hamiltonian describing Matrix theory on Tⁿ is identified with the Hamiltonian describing the dynamics of D0-branes on Tⁿ in an appropriate weak coupling limit for all n up to 5. New subtleties arise in taking this weak coupling limit for n=6, since the transverse size of the D0 brane system blows up in this limit. This can be attributed to the appearance of extra light states in the theory from wrapped D6 branes. This subtlety is related to the difficulty in finding a Matrix formulation of M-theory on T⁶.

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