Strings on orbifolds

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

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)678-686
Number of pages9
JournalNuclear Physics, Section B
Volume261
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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