Twisted K-theory and K-theory of bundle gerbes

Peter Bouwknegt*, Alan L. Carey, Varghese Mathai, Michael K. Murray, Danny Stevenson

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Abstract

In this note we introduce the notion of bundle gerbe K-theory and investigate the relation to twisted K-theory. We provide some examples. Possible applications of bundle gerbe K-theory to the classification of D-brane charges in nontrivial backgrounds are briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-45
Number of pages29
JournalCommunications in Mathematical Physics
Volume228
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2002
Externally publishedYes

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