2007/10/22 by David S. Berman · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2007.10.002
published as Phys.Rept.456:89-126,2008 · Latex, 77 pages (only), invited review for Physics Reports. v2: corrected typos + references added
arxiv created 2007/10/22 · openalex publication_date 2007/11/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2022/10/06 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
In recent years there has been some progress in understanding how one might model the interactions of branes in M-theory despite not having a fundamental perturbative description. The goal of this review is to describe different approaches to M-theory branes and their interactions. This includes: a review of M-theory branes themselves and their properties; brane interactions; the self-dual string and its properties; the role of anomalies in learning about brane systems; the recent work of Basu and Harvey with subsequent developments; and how these complimentary approaches might fit together.