On Decay of K-theory

Closed string tachyon condensation resolves the singularities of nonsupersymmetric orbifolds, however the resolved space typically has fewer D-brane charges than that of the orbifold. The description of the tachyon condensation process via a gauged linear sigma model enables one to track the topolog...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2002-12
Main Authors: Martinec, Emil J, Moore, Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Condensation
Singularities
Topology
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Summary:Closed string tachyon condensation resolves the singularities of nonsupersymmetric orbifolds, however the resolved space typically has fewer D-brane charges than that of the orbifold. The description of the tachyon condensation process via a gauged linear sigma model enables one to track the topology as one passes from the sigma model's ``orbifold phase'' to its resolved, ``geometric phase,'' and thus to follow how the D-brane charges disappear from the effective spacetime dynamics. As a mathematical consequence, our results point the way to a formulation of a ``quantum McKay correspondence'' for the resolution of toric orbifold singularities.
ISSN:2331-8422