Brane backreactions and the Fischler-Susskind mechanism in conformal field theory

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Abstract

The backreaction of D-branes on closed string moduli is studied in perturbed conformal field theory. To this end we analyse the divergences in the modular integral of the annulus diagram. By the Fischler-Susskind mechanism, these divergences lead to additional terms in the bulk renormalisation group equations. We derive explicit expressions for these backreaction terms, and follow the resulting renormalisation group flow in several examples, finding agreement with geometric expectations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number046
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2007
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2007

Keywords

  • Conformal field models in string theory
  • D-branes
  • Renormalization group

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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