Anomaly Cancellations and Open-String Theories

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1993-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9302099v1

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High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

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In models of oriented closed strings, anomaly cancellations are deeply linked to the {\it modular invariance} of the torus amplitude. If open and/or unoriented strings are allowed, there are no non-trivial modular transformations in the additional genus-one amplitudes (Klein bottle, annulus and M\"obius strip). As originally recognized by Green and Schwarz, in the ten-dimensional type-I superstring the anomaly cancellation results from a delicate interplay between the contributions of these additional surfaces. In lower-dimensional models, the possible presence of a number of antisymmetric tensors yields a generalization of the Green-Schwarz mechanism. I illustrate these results by referring to some six-dimensional chiral models, and I conclude by addressing the additional difficulties that one meets when trying to extend the construction to chiral four-dimensional models. (Contribution to ''From Superstrings to Supergravity'', Erice, ITALY, december 5-12, 1992)

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