Strings and D-Branes with Boundaries

TL;DR

This paper derives covariant field equations for super D-branes with boundaries, including cases where D-branes end on higher-dimensional branes, revealing dual potentials and vector potentials.

Contribution

It introduces a method to derive covariant equations for D-branes with boundaries, extending the understanding of their field equations and dual potentials.

Findings

Derived covariant super D-brane equations with boundary conditions.

Established equations for D-branes ending on higher-dimensional branes.

Revealed dual potentials and vector potentials in the framework.

Abstract

The covariant field equations of ten-dimensional super D-branes are obtained by considering fundamental strings whose ends lie in the superworldsurface of the D-brane. By considering in a similar fashion Dp-branes ending on D(p+2)-branes we derive equations describing D-branes with dual potentials, as well as the vector potentials.