title: Bound states of string networks and D-branes.
abstract: We show the existence of nonthreshold bound states of (p,q) string networks and D3-branes, preserving 1/4 of the full type-IIB supersymmetry, interpreted as string networks "dissolved" in D3-branes. We also explicitly write down the expression for the mass density of the system and discuss the extension of the construction to other Dp-branes. Differences in our construction of string networks with the ones interpreted as dyons in N = 4 gauge theories are also pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar 751 005, India. kumar@iopb.res.in
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rashmi Rekha
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Kamal Lochan
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Panigrahi