Open and unoriented strings from topological membrane - I. Prolegomena

Authors
Ferreira, PC Kogan, I
Citation
Pc. Ferreira et I. Kogan, Open and unoriented strings from topological membrane - I. Prolegomena, J HIGH EN P, 2001(6), 2001, pp. NIL_1367-NIL_1411
Citations number
65
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
ISSN journal
10298479 → ACNP
Volume
2001
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
NIL_1367 - NIL_1411
Database
ISI
SICI code
1029-8479(200106)2001:6<NIL_1367:OAUSFT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We study open and unoriented strings in a Topological Membrane (TM) theory through orbifolds of the bulk 3D space. This is achieved by gauging discret e symmetries of the theory. Open and unoriented strings can be obtained fro m all possible realizations of C, P and T symmetries. The important role of C symmetry to distinguish between Dirichlet and Neumman boundary condition s is discussed in detail.