nLab K-matrix model

Idea

Towards a matrix model for D-brane (D-instanton) dynamics in string theory which takes the K-theory classification of D-brane charge into acount [Asakawa, Sugimoto & Terashima (2001)]

Related concepts

matrix models for brane dynamics:

D-brane	matrix model
D0-brane	BFSS matrix model, BMN matrix model
D(-1)-brane	IKKT matrix model
D4-brane	nuclear matrix model

M-brane	matrix model
D2-brane	membrane matrix model

See also:

• K-matrix model

References

• Tsuguhiko Asakawa, Shigeki Sugimoto, Seiji Terashima, D-branes, Matrix Theory and K-homology, JHEP 0203 (2002) 034 [arXiv:hep-th/0108085, doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2002/03/034]