Speaker
Justin Kaidi
(Kyushu U.)
Description
The common statement that any consistent quantum gravity theory contains dynamical objects with all possible charges suggests that there are still a number of hitherto-unidentified branes in string theory. In this talk I will discuss four of these new branes, focusing on heterotic string theories. The talk will cover aspects such as exact worldsheet descriptions of the branes, their relation to ten-dimensional non-supersymmetric heterotic string theories, and connections to the theory of topological modular forms.
