A note on perturbative and nonperturbative instabilities of twisted circles

DOI10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02599-6MaRDI QIDQ699193zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Michael Gutperle

Publication date 6 October 2002

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0207131

zbMATH Keywords

Kaluza-Klein Melvin spacetimenonperturbative brane nucleation endpointtachyon condensation endpoint

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Abstract: In this short note we compare the endpoint of tachyon condensation of twisted circles with the endpoint of nonpertubative brane nucleation in the Kaluza-Klein Melvin spacetime.

Cites work

• Black holes in higher dimensional space-times
• Casimir effect between world-branes in heterotic M-theory.
• Instability of the Kaluza-Klein vacuum
• Magnetic backgrounds and tachyonic instabilities in closed superstring theory and M-theory
• Magnetic flux tube models in superstring theory
• Phases of \(N=2\) theories in two dimensions
• Pure magnetic and electric geons

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• On Witten's instability and winding tachyons

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