The D-brane of dimension in type IIA string theory.
The worldline theory of a collection of D0-branes is supposed to be described by the BFSS matrix model.
The non-perturbative limit of type IIA superstring theory is supposed to be M-theory compactified on a circle.
The degree-2 RR-field that the D0-brane is charged under, with local potential 1-form may be understood as the KK-field induced by this compactification, hence as one part of the field of gravity in 11-dimensional supergravity.
Under the duality between M-theory and type IIA string theory the M-wave becomes the black D0-brane under double dimensional reduction (Bergshoeff-Townsend 96).
One aspect of the M-theory conjecture is that type IIA string theory with a condensate of D0-branes behaves like a 10-dimensional theory that develops a further circular dimension of radius scaling with the density of D0-branes. (Banks-Fischler-Shenker-Susskind 97, Polchinski 99). See also (FSS 13, section 4.2).
bound states/brane intersections involving D0-branes:
The electric-magnetic dual of the D0 is the D6-brane
electric-magnetic duality of D-branes/RR-fields in type II string theory:
electric charge | magnetic charge |
---|---|
D0-brane | D6-brane |
D1-brane | D5-brane |
D2-brane | D4-brane |
D3-brane | D3-brane |
Table of branes appearing in supergravity/string theory (for classification see at brane scan).
The worldline theory of solitonic interacting D0-branes is discussed in
Tom Banks, W. Fischler, S.H. Shenker, Leonard Susskind, M Theory As A Matrix Model: A Conjecture, Phys.Rev.D55:5112-5128,1997 (arXiv:hep-th/9610043)
Joseph Polchinski, M-Theory and the Light Cone, Prog.Theor.Phys.Suppl.134:158-170,1999 (arXiv:hep-th/9903165)
based on discussion of bound states of D0-branes in
Discussion as fundamental branes via Green-Schwarz sigma-models and super L-infinity algebras is
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