String/M-branes for Relativists
| dc.creator | Marolf, Donald | |
| dc.date | 1999-08-16 | |
| dc.date | 1999-12-17 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:33:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:33:30Z | |
| dc.description | These notes present an introduction to branes in ten and eleven dimensional supergravity and string/M-theory which is geared to an audience of traditional relativists, especially graduate students and others with little background in supergravity. They are designed as a tutorial and not as a thorough review of the subject; as a result, many topics of current interest are not addressed. However, a guide to further reading is included. The presentation begins with eleven dimensional supergravity, stressing its relation to 3+1 Einstein-Maxwell theory. The notion of Kaluza-Klein compactification is then introduced, and is used to relate the eleven dimensional discussion to supergravity in 9+1 dimensions and to string theory. The focus is on type IIA supergravity, but the type IIB theory is also addressed, as is the T-duality symmetry that relates them. Branes in both 10+1 and 9+1 dimensions are included. Finally, although the details are not discussed, a few comments are provided on the relation between supergravity and string perturbation theory and on black hole entropy. The goal is to provide traditional relativists with a kernel of knowledge from which to grow their understanding of branes and strings. | |
| dc.description | 50 pages, 6 figures, For the Proceedings of the 3rd Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics (Mazatlán, Mexico, Nov. 1998) Kaluza-Klein reduction or 3-form corrected | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9908045 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9908045 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/36591 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | String/M-branes for Relativists | |
| dc.type | text |