D-brane charges on SO(3)

Abstract

In this letter we discuss charges of D-branes on the group manifold SO(3). Our discussion will be based on a conformal field theory analysis of boundary states in a ℤ2-orbifold of SU(2). This orbifold differs from the one recently discussed by Gaberdiel and Gannon in its action on the fermions and leads to a drastically different charge group. We shall consider maximally symmetric branes as well as branes with less symmetry, and find perfect agreement with a recent computation of the corresponding K-theory groups. © SISSA/ISAS 2004.