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arxiv: 1105.1557 · v1 · pith:5S77QBXFnew · submitted 2011-05-08 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc· math-ph· math.GT· math.MP

Topological quantum D-branes and wild embeddings from exotic smooth R⁴

classification ✦ hep-th gr-qcmath-phmath.GTmath.MP
keywords embeddingswildexoticquantumtopologicald-branestheoryaction
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This is the next step of uncovering the relation between string theory and exotic smooth R^4. Exotic smoothness of R^4 is correlated with D6 brane charges in IIA string theory. We construct wild embeddings of spheres and relate them to a class of topological quantum Dp-branes as well to KK theory. These branes emerge when there are non-trivial NS-NS H-fluxes where the topological classes are determined by wild embeddings S^2 -> S^3. Then wild embeddings of higher dimensional $p$-complexes into S^n correspond to Dp-branes. These wild embeddings as constructed by using gropes are basic objects to understand exotic smoothness as well Casson handles. Next we build C*-algebras corresponding to the embeddings. Finally we consider topological quantum D-branes as those which emerge from wild embeddings in question. We construct an action for these quantum D-branes and show that the classical limit agrees with the Born-Infeld action such that flat branes = usual embeddings.

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