A one-loop test of string duality

Cumrun Vafa; Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(95)00280-6

A one-loop test of string duality

Cumrun Vafa, Edward Witten

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We test Type IIA-heterotic string duality in six dimensions by showing that the sigma model anomaly of the heterotic string is generated by a combination of a tree level and a string one-loop correction on the Type IIA side.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	261-270
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	447
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(95)00280-6
State	Published - Aug 7 1995
Externally published	Yes

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