A comment on BPS states in F-theory in 8 dimensions

1996/08/28 by A. Johansen · 3 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(97)00053-1

published as Phys.Lett. B395 (1997) 36-41 · harvmac tex, 8 pages

arxiv created 1996/08/28 · openalex publication_date 1997/03/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We study some aspects of enhanced gauge symmetries in F-theory compactified on K3. We find open string configurations connecting various 7-branes which represent stable BPS states. In this approach we recover D_n and E_n gauge groups previously found from an analysis of sigularities of the moduli space of elliptically fibered K3 manifolds as well as examples of non-perturbative realizations of A_n groups.

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