U-duality and M-theory

NA Obers, B Pioline - Physics Reports, 1999 - Elsevier
This work is intended as a pedagogical introduction to M-theory and to its maximally
supersymmetric toroidal compactifications, in the frameworks of 11D supergravity, type II …

M (atrix) theory: Matrix quantum mechanics as a fundamental theory

W Taylor - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2001 - APS
This article reviews the matrix model of M theory. M theory is an 11-dimensional quantum
theory of gravity that is believed to underlie all superstring theories. M theory is currently the …

D–brane primer

CV Johnson - Strings, branes and gravity, 2001 - World Scientific
Following is a collection of lecture notes on D–branes, which may be used by the reader as
preparation for applications to modern research applications such as: the AdS/CFT and …

Lectures on D-branes

CP Bachas - arXiv preprint hep-th/9806199, 1998 - arxiv.org
arXiv:hep-th/9806199v2 17 Jan 1999 Page 1 arXiv:hep-th/9806199v2 17 Jan 1999 CPHT/CL-615-0698
hep-th/9806199 Lectures on D-branes Constantin P. Bachas1 Centre de Physique Théorique …

Type IIA D-branes, K-theory, and matrix theory

P Horava - arXiv preprint hep-th/9812135, 1998 - arxiv.org
We show that all supersymmetric Type IIA D-branes can be constructed as bound states of a
certain number of unstable non-supersymmetric Type IIA D9-branes. This string-theoretical …

An introduction to non-perturbative string theory

A Sen - Duality and supersymmetric theories, 1997 - books.google.com
In this review I discuss some basic aspects of non-perturbative string theory. The topics
include tests of duality symmetries based on the analysis of the low energy effective action …

IIB matrix model

H Aoki), S Iso, H Kawai, Y Kitazawa… - Progress of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
We review our proposal for a constructive definition of superstring, type IIB matrix model. The
IIB matrix model is a manifestly covariant model for space-time and matter which possesses …

Matrix theory

T Banks - Nuclear Physics B-Proceedings Supplements, 1998 - Elsevier
This is an expanded version of talks given by the author at the Trieste Spring School on
Supergravity and Superstrings in April of 1997 and at the accompanying workshop. The …

Super-W∞ asymptotic symmetry of higher-spin AdS3 supergravity

M Henneaux, GL Gómez, J Park, SJ Rey - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012 - Springer
A bstract We consider (2+ 1)-dimensional (N, M)-extended higher-spin anti-de Sitter
supergravity and study its asymptotic symmetries. The theory is described by the Chern …

Heterotic/type I duality and D-brane instantons

C Bachas, C Fabre, E Kiritsis, NA Obers, P Vanhove - Nuclear Physics B, 1998 - Elsevier
We study heterotic/type I duality in d= 8, 9 uncompactified dimensions. We consider the
special (” BPS-saturated”) F4 and R4 terms in the effective one-loop heterotic action, which …