Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2008-07-28
JHEP 0904:032,2009
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
LaTeX, 35 pages; v2: improved referencing and discussion; typos corrected; v3 [substantial revision] 44 pages, modularity of a
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2009/04/032
We provide evidence for the existence of a family of generalized Kac-Moody(GKM) superalgebras, G_N, whose Weyl-Kac-Borcherds denominator formula gives rise to a genus-two modular form at level N, Delta_{k/2}(Z), for (N,k)=(1,10), (2,6), (3,4), and possibly (5,2). The square of the automorphic form is the modular transform of the generating function of the degeneracy of CHL dyons in asymmetric Z_N-orbifolds of the heterotic string compactified on T^6. The new generalized Kac-Moody superalgebras all arise as different `automorphic corrections' of the same Lie algebra and are closely related to a generalized Kac-Moody superalgebra constructed by Gritsenko and Nikulin. The automorphic forms, Delta_{k/2}(Z), arise as additive lifts of Jacobi forms of (integral) weight k/2 and index 1/2. We note that the orbifolding acts on the imaginary simple roots of the unorbifolded GKM superalgebra, G_1 leaving the real simple roots untouched. We anticipate that these superalgebras will play a role in understanding the `algebra of BPS states' in CHL compactifications.
Govindarajan Suresh
Krishna Gopala K.
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