TL;DR
This paper derives effective actions for D-branes in superstring theory, revealing their connection to M-theory and confirming duality predictions through explicit calculations.
Contribution
It provides a unified derivation of D-brane actions from soliton formulations and links the two-brane action to the eleven-dimensional supermembrane, advancing understanding of M-theory.
Findings
Recovered SL(2,Z) duality predictions
Identified the two-brane action as the supermembrane of M-theory
Connected D-brane actions to eleven-dimensional M-theory structures
Abstract
Effective world-brane actions for solitons of ten-dimensional type IIA and IIB superstring theory are derived using the formulation of solitons as Dirichlet branes. The one-brane actions are used to recover predictions of SL(2,Z) strong-weak coupling duality. The two-brane action, which contains a hidden eleventh target space coordinate, is shown to be the eleven-dimensional supermembrane action. It can be thought of as the membrane action of `M-theory'.
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