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===reviews===
===reviews===
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9611203 Supermembranes]'' by M. J. Duff (hep-th/9611203, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9611203 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9611203 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9611203 pdf], 76 pages)
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9611203 Supermembranes]<br>
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0305074 Branes, Calibrations and Supergravity]'' by Jerome P. Gauntlett (hep-th/0305074, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0305074 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/0305074 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0305074 pdf], 47 pages)
by M. J. Duff (hep-th/9611203, 76 pages)
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210157 Intersecting brane solutions in string and M-theory]'' by Douglas J. Smith (hep-th/0210157, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210157 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/0210157 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0210157 pdf], 84 pages)
 
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0209241 Lectures on Branes in Curved Backgrounds]'' by Volker Schomerus (hep-th/0209241, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0209241 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/0209241 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0209241 pdf], 109 pages, 11 figures)
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0305074 Branes, Calibrations and Supergravity]<br>
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0004039 Brane Theory Solitons]'' by P.K. Townsend (hep-th/0004039, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0004039 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/0004039 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0004039 pdf], 31 pages)
by Jerome P. Gauntlett (hep-th/0305074, 47 pages)
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9908045 String/M-branes for Relativists]'' by Donald Marolf  (gr-qc/9908045, [http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9908045 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/gr-qc/9908045 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/9908045 pdf], 50 pages, 6 figures)
 
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701088 Lectures on Supergravity p-branes]'' by K.S. Stelle (hep-th/9701088, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701088 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9701088 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9701088 pdf], 53 pages, 4 figures)
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210157 Intersecting brane solutions in string and M-theory]<br>
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9710046 Black Holes and Solitons in String Theory]'' by Donam Youm (hep-th/9710046, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9710046 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9710046 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9710046 pdf], 240 pages)
by Douglas J. Smith (hep-th/0210157, 84 pages)
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9803116 BPS Branes in Supergravity]'' by K.S. Stelle (hep-th/9803116, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9803116 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9803116 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9803116 pdf], 99 pages, 7 figures)
 
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0110084 Branes and Brane Worlds in M-Theory]'' by J.F. Vazquez-Poritz (hep-th/0110084, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0110084 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/0110084 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0110084 pdf], 189 pages, 15 figures)
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0209241 Lectures on Branes in Curved Backgrounds]<br>
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9811101 Supergravity, Brane Dynamics and String Duality]'' by P. West (hep-th/9811101, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9811101 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9811101 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9811101 pdf], 109 pages, 2 figures)
by Volker Schomerus (hep-th/0209241, 109 pages, 11 figures)
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9210050 Black Holes and Solitons in String Theory]'' by Ashoke Sen (hep-th/9210050, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9210050 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9210050 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9210050 pdf], 24 pages)
 
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9112030 Supersymmetric String Solitons]'' by C.G.Callan Jr., J.A.Harvey, A.E.Strominger (hep-th/9112030, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9112030 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9112030 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9112030 pdf], 42 pages)
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0004039 Brane Theory Solitons]<br>
*''[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9109052 Instantons and Solitons in Heterotic String Theory]'' by Curtis G. Callan, Jr. (hep-th/9109052, [http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9109052 abs], [http://arxiv.org/ps/hep-th/9109052 ps], [http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/9109052 pdf], 24 pages)
by P.K. Townsend (hep-th/0004039, 31 pages)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9908045 String/M-branes for Relativists]<br>
by Donald Marolf  (gr-qc/9908045, 50 pages, 6 figures)<br>
This brief introduction to branes conveys some basic aspects of brane physics and
perspectives on string theory to those trained in general
relativity.
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701088 Lectures on Supergravity p-branes]<br>
by K.S. Stelle (hep-th/9701088, 53 pages, 4 figures)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9710046 Black Holes and Solitons in String Theory]<br>
by Donam Youm (hep-th/9710046, 240 pages)<br>
An encylclopedic review of black-hole and black-brane solutions.
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9803116 BPS Branes in Supergravity]<br>
by K.S. Stelle (hep-th/9803116, 99 pages, 7 figures)<br>
Stelle provides a useful introduction to brane solutions in supergravity, containing many details of
supersymmetry, Kaluza-Klein reduction, and low-velocity scattering of branes.
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0102114  Gaugings and other supergravity tools of p-brane physics]<br>
by Pietro Fre' (hep-th/0102114, 122 pages)<br>
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0110084 Branes and Brane Worlds in M-Theory]<br>
by J.F. Vazquez-Poritz (hep-th/0110084, 189 pages, 15 figures)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9811101 Supergravity, Brane Dynamics and String Duality]<br>
by P. West (hep-th/9811101, 109 pages, 2 figures)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9807171 Brane Physics in M Theory]<br>
by Riccardo Argurio (hep-th/9807171, 206 pages, PhD thesis)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9210050 Black Holes and Solitons in String Theory]<br>
by Ashoke Sen (hep-th/9210050, 24 pages)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9112030 Supersymmetric String Solitons]<br>
by C.G.Callan Jr., J.A.Harvey, A.E.Strominger (hep-th/9112030, 42 pages)
 
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9109052 Instantons and Solitons in Heterotic String Theory]<br>
by Curtis G. Callan, Jr. (hep-th/9109052, 24 pages)

Latest revision as of 10:55, 10 June 2008

see also D branes

reviews

Supermembranes
by M. J. Duff (hep-th/9611203, 76 pages)

Branes, Calibrations and Supergravity
by Jerome P. Gauntlett (hep-th/0305074, 47 pages)

Intersecting brane solutions in string and M-theory
by Douglas J. Smith (hep-th/0210157, 84 pages)

Lectures on Branes in Curved Backgrounds
by Volker Schomerus (hep-th/0209241, 109 pages, 11 figures)

Brane Theory Solitons
by P.K. Townsend (hep-th/0004039, 31 pages)

String/M-branes for Relativists
by Donald Marolf (gr-qc/9908045, 50 pages, 6 figures)
This brief introduction to branes conveys some basic aspects of brane physics and perspectives on string theory to those trained in general relativity.

Lectures on Supergravity p-branes
by K.S. Stelle (hep-th/9701088, 53 pages, 4 figures)

Black Holes and Solitons in String Theory
by Donam Youm (hep-th/9710046, 240 pages)
An encylclopedic review of black-hole and black-brane solutions.

BPS Branes in Supergravity
by K.S. Stelle (hep-th/9803116, 99 pages, 7 figures)
Stelle provides a useful introduction to brane solutions in supergravity, containing many details of supersymmetry, Kaluza-Klein reduction, and low-velocity scattering of branes.

Gaugings and other supergravity tools of p-brane physics
by Pietro Fre' (hep-th/0102114, 122 pages)

Branes and Brane Worlds in M-Theory
by J.F. Vazquez-Poritz (hep-th/0110084, 189 pages, 15 figures)

Supergravity, Brane Dynamics and String Duality
by P. West (hep-th/9811101, 109 pages, 2 figures)

Brane Physics in M Theory
by Riccardo Argurio (hep-th/9807171, 206 pages, PhD thesis)

Black Holes and Solitons in String Theory
by Ashoke Sen (hep-th/9210050, 24 pages)

Supersymmetric String Solitons
by C.G.Callan Jr., J.A.Harvey, A.E.Strominger (hep-th/9112030, 42 pages)

Instantons and Solitons in Heterotic String Theory
by Curtis G. Callan, Jr. (hep-th/9109052, 24 pages)