On T-duality of $R^2$-corrections to DBI action at all orders of gauge field

TL;DR

This paper constructs T-duality invariant world-volume couplings for D-branes at order α'^2, incorporating all orders of gauge field strength and velocity, and confirms their consistency with string scattering amplitudes.

Contribution

It introduces a method to include all orders of gauge fields and velocities in D-brane actions while maintaining T-duality invariance, extending previous α'^2 corrections.

Findings

Constructed T-duality invariant couplings at order α'^2.

Achieved exact agreement with string S-matrix calculations.

Extended the understanding of D-brane effective actions.

Abstract

Recently, it has been observed that in a T-duality invariant world-volume theory in flat spacetime, all orders of gauge field strength and all orders of the D-brane velocity appear in two specific matrices. Using these two matrices, we construct the world-volume couplings of two massless NSNS states at order $\alpha'^2$ and all orders of the velocity and the gauge field strength, by requiring them to be invariant under the linear T-duality. The standard extension $F\rightarrow F+P[B]$, then produces all orders of the pull-back of B-field into the action. We compare the resulting couplings for zero velocity and gauge field strength, with the $\alpha'^2$ terms of the disk-level S-matrix element of two massless NSNS vertex operators in the presence of a constant background B-field. We have found an exact agreement.