Heterotic and Type I string dynamics from eleven dimensions

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作者
Horava, P [1 ]
Witten, E [1 ]
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[1] INST ADV STUDY,SCH NAT SCI,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(95)00621-4
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We propose that the ten-dimensional E(8) x E(8) heterotic string is related to an eleven-dimensional theory on the orbifoid R(10) x S-1/Z(2) in the same way that the Type IIA string in ten dimensions is related to R(10) x S-1. This in particular determines the strong coupling behavior of the ten-dimensional E(8) x E(8) theory. It also leads to a plausible scenario whereby duality between SO(32) heterotic and Type I superstrings follows from the classical symmetries of the eleven-dimensional world, just as the SL(2,Z) duality of the ten-dimensional type IIB theory follows from eleven-dimensional diffeomorphism invariance.
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页数:19
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