Heterotic and type I string dynamics from eleven dimensions

Petr Hořava; Edward Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(95)00621-4

Heterotic and type I string dynamics from eleven dimensions

Petr Hořava
, Edward Witten

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We propose that the ten-dimensional E₈ × E₈ heterotic string is related to an eleven-dimensional theory on the orbifold ℝ¹⁰ × S¹/ℤ₂ in the same way that the Type IIA string in ten dimensions is related to ℝ¹⁰ × S¹. This in particular determines the strong coupling behavior of the ten-dimensional E₈ × E₈ theory. It also leads to a plausible scenario whereby duality between SO (32) heterotic and Type I superstrings follows from the classical symmetries of the eleven-dimensional world, just as the SL (2, ℤ) duality of the ten-dimensional Type IIB theory follows from eleven-dimensional diffeomorphism invariance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	506-524
Number of pages	19
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	460
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(95)00621-4
State	Published - Feb 12 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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