A Derivation of K-Theory from M-Theory

Diuliu-Emanuel Diaconescu, Gregory Moore, Edward Witten

Published 2000-05-10, updated 2003-05-16Version 2

We show how some aspects of the K-theory classification of RR fluxes follow from a careful analysis of the phase of the M-theory action. This is a shortened and simplified companion paper to ``E8 Gauge Theory, and a Derivation of K-Theory from M-Theory.''