1996/06/30 by Dileep P. Jatkar, S. Kalyana Rama
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(96)01091-x
published as Phys.Lett. B388 (1996) 283-290 · 16 pages. Latex file. Changes: A Note Added; references updated, 2 more added; text changed to refer to new references; and changes in the acknowledgement. To appear in Phys. Lett. B
arxiv created 1996/07/02 · openalex publication_date 1996/11/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Starting from the type IIB Dirichlet 3-brane action, we obtain a Nambu-Goto action. It is interpreted as the world volume action of a fundamental 3-brane, and its target space theory as F-theory. The target space is twelve dimensional, with signature (11, 1). It is an elliptic fibration over a ten dimensional base space. The SL(2, Z) symmetry of type IIB string has now an explicit geometric interpretation. Also, one gets a glimpse of the conjectured self-duality of M-theory.