IIA/B, wound and wrapped

By U. Danielsson, A. Guijosa, M. Kruczenski. 2000

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We examine the T-duality relation between 1+1 NCOS and the DLCQ limit of type-IIA string theory. We show that, as long as there is a compact dimension, one can meaningfully define an ``NCOS'' limit of IIB/A string theory even in the absence of D-branes (and even if there is no B-field). This yields a theory of closed strings with strictly positive winding, which is T-dual to DLCQ IIA/B without any D-branes. We call this the type-IIB/A Wound String Theory. The existence of decoupled sectors can be seen directly from the energy spectrum, and mirrors that of the DLCQ theory. It becomes clear then that all of the different p+1 NCOS theories are simply different states of this single Wound IIA/B theory which contain D-branes. We study some of the properties of this theory. In particular, we show that upon toroidal compactification, Wound String Theory is U-dual to various Wrapped Brane theories which contain OM theory and the ODp theories as special states.

Subfields: Geometry and Topology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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In Geometry and Topology

1. Joaquim Gomis
2. T. Harmark
3. J. Hartong

In Nuclear and High Energy Physics

1. J. Hartong
2. N. Obers
3. Eric Bergshoeff
4. Ziqi Yan
5. Jan Rosseel
6. Joaquim Gomis
7. T. Harmark
8. Lorenzo Menculini

In Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

1. J. Hartong
2. N. Obers
3. Eric Bergshoeff
4. Jan Rosseel
5. Ziqi Yan
6. Joaquim Gomis
7. Lorenzo Menculini
8. T. Harmark

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