Geometric realizations of BPS states in N = 2 theories

Andrei Mikhailov; Nikita Nekrasov; Savdeep Sethid

doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(98)80001-1

Geometric realizations of BPS states in N = 2 theories

Andrei Mikhailov
, Nikita Nekrasov
, Savdeep Sethid

Simons Center for Geometry & Physics

Princeton University
Institute for Advanced Studies

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Abstract

We study the BPS spectrum of the theory on a D3-brane probe in F-theory. The BPS states are realized by multi-string configurations in space-time. Only certain configurations obeying a selection rule give rise to BPS states in the four-dimensional probe theory. Using these string configurations, we determine the spectrum of N = 2 SU (2) Yang-Mills. We also explore the relation between multi-string configurations, M-theory membranes and self-dual strings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	345-362
Number of pages	18
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	531
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(98)80001-1
State	Published - Oct 26 1998

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