L2 Index Theory and D-Particle Binding in Type I' String Theory
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2009
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In this work, we apply $L^2$-index theory to compute the index of a non-Fredholm elliptic operator. The operator arises in Type I' string theory, and the index is found to be non-zero, thus implying existence of bound states.
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McCarthy, Janice Marie (2009). L2 Index Theory and D-Particle Binding in Type I' String Theory. Dissertation, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/1086.
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