Strings on orbifolds

L. Dixon; J. A. Harvey; C. Vafa; E. Witten

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(85)90593-0

Strings on orbifolds

L. Dixon, J. A. Harvey, C. Vafa, E. Witten

Physics

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Abstract

String propagation on the quotient of a flat torus by a discrete group is considered. We obtain an exactly soluble and more or less realistic method of string compactification.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	678-686
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	261
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(85)90593-0
State	Published - 1985

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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