Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1999-12-08
Commun.Math.Phys.216:85-138,2001
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
58 pages, version submitted to Comm. Math. Phys; references added and minor mistakes corrected
Scientific paper
10.1007/PL00005548
We study the moduli space ${\cal M}$ of N=(4,4) superconformal field theories with central charge c=6. After a slight emendation of its global description we find the locations of various known models in the component of ${\cal M}$ associated to K3 surfaces. Among them are the Z_2 and Z_4 orbifold theories obtained from the torus component of ${\cal M}$. Here, SO(4,4) triality is found to play a dominant role. We obtain the B-field values in direction of the exceptional divisors which arise from orbifolding. We prove T-duality for the Z_2 orbifolds and use it to derive the form of ${\cal M}$ purely within conformal field theory. For the Gepner model (2)^4 and some of its orbifolds we find the locations in ${\cal M}$ and prove isomorphisms to nonlinear sigma models. In particular we prove that the Gepner model (2)^4 has a geometric interpretation with Fermat quartic target space.
Nahm Werner
Wendland Katrin
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