N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions

We study quantum effects in five dimensions in heterotic superstring theory compactified on K_3 x S_1 and analyze the conjecture that its dual effective theory is eleven-dimensional supergravity compactified on a Calabi-Yau threefold. This theory is also equivalent to type II superstring theory comp...

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Autores principales: Antoniadis, Ignatios, Ferrara, S., Taylor, T.R.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 1995
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Particle Physics - Theory
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(95)00659-1
http://cds.cern.ch/record/296437
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author Antoniadis, Ignatios
Ferrara, S.
Taylor, T.R.
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Ferrara, S.
Taylor, T.R.
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description We study quantum effects in five dimensions in heterotic superstring theory compactified on K_3 x S_1 and analyze the conjecture that its dual effective theory is eleven-dimensional supergravity compactified on a Calabi-Yau threefold. This theory is also equivalent to type II superstring theory compactified on the same Calabi-Yau manifold, in an appropriate large volume limit. In this limit the conifold singularity disappears and is replaced by a singularity associated to enhanced gauge symmetries, as naively expected from the heterotic description. Furthermore, we exhibit the existence of additional massless states which appear in the strong coupling regime of the heterotic theory and are related to a different type of singular points on Calabi-Yau threefolds.
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spelling cern-2964372023-03-14T18:19:10Zdoi:10.1016/0550-3213(95)00659-1http://cds.cern.ch/record/296437engAntoniadis, IgnatiosFerrara, S.Taylor, T.R.N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensionsParticle Physics - TheoryWe study quantum effects in five dimensions in heterotic superstring theory compactified on K_3 x S_1 and analyze the conjecture that its dual effective theory is eleven-dimensional supergravity compactified on a Calabi-Yau threefold. This theory is also equivalent to type II superstring theory compactified on the same Calabi-Yau manifold, in an appropriate large volume limit. In this limit the conifold singularity disappears and is replaced by a singularity associated to enhanced gauge symmetries, as naively expected from the heterotic description. Furthermore, we exhibit the existence of additional massless states which appear in the strong coupling regime of the heterotic theory and are related to a different type of singular points on Calabi-Yau threefolds.We study quantum effects in five dimensions in heterotic superstring theory compactified on K_3 x S_1 and analyze the conjecture that its dual effective theory is eleven-dimensional supergravity compactified on a Calabi-Yau threefold. This theory is also equivalent to type II superstring theory compactified on the same Calabi-Yau manifold, in an appropriate large volume limit. In this limit the conifold singularity disappears and is replaced by a singularity associated to enhanced gauge symmetries, as naively expected from the heterotic description. Furthermore, we exhibit the existence of additional massless states which appear in the strong coupling regime of the heterotic theory and are related to a different type of singular points on Calabi-Yau threefolds.We study quantum effects in five dimensions in heterotic superstring theory compactified on K 3 × S 1 and analyze the conjecture that its dual effective theory is eleven-dimensional supergravity compactified on a Calabi-Yau threefold. This theory is also equivalent to type II superstring theory compactified on the same Calabi-Yau manifold, in an appropriate large volume limit. In this limit the conifold singularity disappears and is replaced by a singularity associated to enhanced gauge symmetries, as naïvely expected from the heterotic description. Furthermore, we exhibit the existence of additional massless states which appear in the strong coupling regime of the heterotic theory and are related to a different type of singular points on Calabi-Yau threefolds.hep-th/9511108CERN-TH-95-300CPTH-S396-1195LPTENS-95-49CERN-TH-95-300CPTH-S-396LPT-ENS-95-49oai:cds.cern.ch:2964371995-11-15
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Theory
Antoniadis, Ignatios
Ferrara, S.
Taylor, T.R.
N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
title N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
title_full N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
title_fullStr N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
title_full_unstemmed N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
title_short N=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
title_sort n=2 heterotic superstring and its dual theory in five dimensions
topic Particle Physics - Theory
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(95)00659-1
http://cds.cern.ch/record/296437
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