A note on the equality of algebraic and geometric D-brane charges in WZW models

Peter Bouwknegt; David Ridout

doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2004/05/029

A note on the equality of algebraic and geometric D-brane charges in WZW models

Peter Bouwknegt^*, David Ridout

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The algebraic definition of charges for symmetry-preserving D-branes in Wess-Zumino-Witten models is shown to coincide with the geometric definition, for all simple Lie groups. The charge group for such branes is computed from the ambiguities inherent in the geometric definition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	657-669
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2004/05/029
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2004
Externally published	Yes

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