Abstract
We review some recent developments in the study of M-theory compactifications via Matrix theory. In particular we highlight the appearance of IIA strings and their interactions, and explain the unifying role of the M-theory five-brane for describing the spectrum of the T5 compactification and its duality symmetries. The 5+1-dimensional micro-string theory that lives on the fivebrane world-volume takes a central place in this presentation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 225-250 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics