Superembedding approach to Dp-branes, M-branes and multiple D(0)-brane systems

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We review the superembedding approach to M-branes and Dp-branes, in its form based on the universal (D and p-independent) superembedding equation, and its recent application in searching for supersymmetric and Lorentz covariant description of multiple Dp-brane systems.

• In particular, we present the structure of the multiple D0-brane equation as follows from our superembedding description and show that it describes the dielectric effect firstly noticed by Emparan and then by Myers.
• We also discuss briefly the relation with the boundary fermion approach by Howe, Lindstrom and Wulff.