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D-brane

brane on which strings can attach, thereby inducing Dirichlet boundary conditions on the string worldsheet theory
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D-brane

Summary

D-brane has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • D-brane is credited with the discovery of Joseph Polchinski[2].
  • D-brane is credited with the discovery of Robert Graham Leigh[3].
  • Dirichlet boundary condition is named after D-brane[4].
  • D-brane is a type of brane[5].
  • D-brane's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1989[6].

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Definition and Type

D-brane is a type of brane[5].

Origins

Dirichlet boundary condition is named after D-brane[4].

Why It Matters

D-brane has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] D-brane is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → brane
    Named after → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Joseph Polchinski, Robert Graham Leigh
    P14541 → 2RsOyi
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