D-brane charges on non-simply connected groups
Abstract
The maximally symmetric D-branes of string theory on the non-simply connected Lie group SU(n)/Zd are analysed using conformal field theory methods, and their charges are determined. Unlike the well understood case for simply connected groups, the charge equations do not determine the charges uniquely, and the charge group associated to these D-branes is therefore in general not cyclic. The precise structure of the charge group depends on some number theoretic properties of n, d, and the level of the underlying affine algebra k. The examples of SO(3)=SU(2)/Z2 and SU(3)/Z3 are worked out in detail, and the charge groups for SU(n)/Zd at most levels k are determined explicitly.
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