D-Brane Dynamics Near NS5-Branes

dc.creatorKutasov, D.
dc.date2004-05-07
dc.date2004-05-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:16:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:16:55Z
dc.descriptionWe use the Dirac-Born-Infeld action to study the real time dynamics of a $Dp$-brane propagating in the vicinity of $NS5$-branes. This problem is closely related to tachyon condensation on an unstable D-brane, with the role of the tachyon played by the radial mode on the D-brane. As the D-brane approaches the fivebranes, its equation of state approaches that of a pressureless fluid. The pressure goes to zero at late times like $\exp(-αt)$; $α$ is a function of the number of fivebranes and of the angular momentum of the D-brane. For unstable D-branes a similar equation of state is taken to signal the decay of the D-brane into closed string radiation. We propose that in our case the D-brane decays into modes propagating in the fivebrane throat, and show that this is consistent with spacetime expectations. We also argue that for radial motions of the D-brane deep inside the throat, the rolling process is described by an exactly solvable worldsheet conformal field theory.
dc.description22 pages, harvmac; added references
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0405058
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0405058
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52553
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleD-Brane Dynamics Near NS5-Branes
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