Evidence for Heterotic/Heterotic Duality

Details Evidence for Heterotic/Heterotic Duality Evidence for Heterotic/Heterotic Duality

1996-01-09

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9601036v1

Nucl.Phys.B465:413-438,1996

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

36 pages, LaTeX

Scientific paper

10.1016/0550-3213(96)00059-4

We re-examine the question of heterotic - heterotic string duality in six dimensions and argue that the $E_8\times E_8$ heterotic string, compactified on $K3$ with equal instanton numbers in the two $E_8$'s, has a self-duality that inverts the coupling, dualizes the antisymmetric tensor, acts non-trivially on the hypermultiplets, and exchanges gauge fields that can be seen in perturbation theory with gauge fields of a non-perturbative origin. The special role of the symmetric embedding of the anomaly in the two $E_8$'s can be seen from field theory considerations or from an eleven-dimensional point of view. The duality can be deduced by looking in two different ways at eleven-dimensional $M$-theory compactified on $K3\times {\bf S}^1/\Z_2$.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Evidence for Heterotic/Heterotic Duality does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Evidence for Heterotic/Heterotic Duality, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Evidence for Heterotic/Heterotic Duality will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-88802