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Non-BPS States And Branes In String Theory

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Progress in String Theory and M-Theory

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((ASIC,volume 564))

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We review the recent developments in our understanding of non-BPS states and branes in string theory. The topics include 1) construction of unstable non-BPS D-branes in type IIA and type IIB string theories, 2) construction of stable non-BPS D-branes on various orbifolds and orientifolds of type II string theories, 3) description of BPS and nonBPS D-branes as tachyonic soliton solut ions on brane-antibrane pair of higher dimension, and 4) study of the spectrum of non-BPS states and branes on a system of coincident D-brane — orientifold plane system. Some other related results are also discussed briefly.

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Sen, A. (2001). Non-BPS States And Branes In String Theory. In: Baulieu, L., Green, M., Picco, M., Windey, P. (eds) Progress in String Theory and M-Theory. NATO Science Series, vol 564. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0852-5_6

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