WZ Couplings of D-branes and O-planes
B. Stefanski Jr
TL;DR
This paper reviews the construction of Wess-Zumino couplings for D-branes and O-planes, illustrating how they contribute to Green-Schwarz anomaly cancellation in string theory.
Contribution
It provides a concise review of Wess-Zumino couplings and their role in anomaly cancellation, clarifying their combined effects in string theory.
Findings
Wess-Zumino couplings are essential for anomaly cancellation.
The combination of D-branes and O-planes yields Green-Schwarz terms.
The review clarifies the construction of these couplings.
Abstract
In this short note we review the construction and role of Wess-Zumino couplings of Dirichlet branes and Orientifold planes, and show how these combine to give the Green-Schwarz anomaly cancelling terms.
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Taxonomy
TopicsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics · Algebraic structures and combinatorial models · Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology