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The purpose of this paper is to formulate the Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) action in a framework of generalized geometry and clarify its symmetry. A D-brane is defined as a Dirac structure where scalar fields and gauge field are treated on an equal footing in a static gauge. We derive generalized Lie derivatives corresponding to the diffeomorphism and B- field gauge transformations and show that the DBI action is invariant under non-linearly realized symmetries for all types of diffeomorphisms and B-field gauge transformations. Consequently, we can interpret not only the scalar field but also the gauge field on the D-brane as the generalized Nambu-Goldstone boson.
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Asakawa, T., Sasa, S. & Watamura, S. D-branes in generalized geometry and Dirac-Born-Infeld action. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 64 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2012)064
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