Tachyon condensation in unstable type-I D-brane systems

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1-12

  Bergman, Oren ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories; D branes

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044249881     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/11/015     Document Type: Article

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25. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
26. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
27. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
28. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
29. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
30. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
31. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
32. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
33. V.A. Kostelecky and S. Samuel, The static tachyon potential in the open bosonic string theory, Phys. Lett. B 207 (1988) 169; A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 03 (2000) 002 [hep-th/9912249]; N. Berkovits, The tachyon potential in open Neveu-Schwarz string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 022 [hep-th/0001084]; W. Taylor, D-brane effective field theory from string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 585 (2000) 171 [hep-th/0001201]; N. Moeller and W. Taylor, Level truncation and the tachyon in open bosonic string field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 583 (2000) 105 [hep-th/0002237]; J.A. Harvey and P. Kraus, D-branes as unstable lumps in bosonic open string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 04 (2000) 012 [hep-th/0002117]; N. Berkovits, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon condensation in superstring field theory, Nucl. Phys. B 587 (2000) 147 [hep-th/0002211]; R. de Mello Koch, A. Jevicki, M. Mihailescu and R. Tatar, Lumps and p-branes in open string field theory, Phys. Lett. B 482 (2000) 249 [hep-th/0003031]; P.-J.D. Smet and J. Raeymaekers, Level four approximation to the tachyon potential in superstring field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 05 (2000) 051 [hep-th/0003220]; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, Tachyon condensation on a non-BPS D-brane, hep-th/0004015; N. Moeller, A. Sen and B. Zwiebach, D-branes as tachyon lumps in string field theory, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 039 [hep-th/0005036]; L. Rastelli and B. Zwiebach, Tachyon potentials, star products and universality, hep-th/0006240; J.R. David, Tachyon condensation in the D0/D4 system, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2000) 004 [hep-th/0007235]; W. Taylor, Mass generation from tachyon condensation for vector fields on D-branes, J. High Energy Phys. 08 (2000) 038 [hep-th/0008033]; R. de Mello Koch and J.P. Rodrigues, Lumps in level truncated open string field theory, hep-th/0008053; N. Moeller, Codimension two lump solutions in string field theory and tachyonic theories, hep-th/0008101; A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, On marginal deformations in superstring field theory, hep-th/0008127.
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