Five-branes and M-theory on an orbifold

Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(96)00032-6

Five-branes and M-theory on an orbifold

Edward Witten

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Abstract

We relate Type IIB superstrings compactified to six dimensions on K3 to an eleven-dimensional theory compactified on (S¹)⁵/Z₂. Eleven-dimensional five-branes enter the story in an interesting way.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	383-397
Number of pages	15
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	463
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(96)00032-6
State	Published - Mar 25 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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