Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1996-10-16
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
9 pages, no figures, talk given at the Conference "Gauge Theories, Applied Supersymmetry and Quantum Gravity", London, July 19
Scientific paper
The quantum consistency of sigma-models describing the dynamics of extended objects in a curved background requires the cancellation of their world-volume anomalies, which are conformal anomalies for the heterotic string and $SO(1,5)$ Lorentz-anomalies for the heterotic five-brane, and of their ten dimensional target space anomalies. In determining these anomalies in a $D=10$ Lorentz-covariant back-ground gauge we find that for the heterotic string the worldvolume anomalies cancel for 32 heterotic fermions while for the conjectured heterotic five-brane they cancel for only 16 heterotic fermions, this result being in contrast with the string/five-brane duality conjecture. For what concerns the target space anomalies we find that the five-brane eight-form Lorentz-anomaly polynomial differs by a factor of $1/2$ from what is expected on the basis of duality. Possible implications of these results are discussed.
Lechner Kurt
Tonin Mario
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