Published February 11, 1985 | Version v1
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Heterotic string

Creators

  • 1. Joseph Henry Laboratories, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Description

A new type of superstring theory is constructed as a chiral combination of the closed D = 26 bosonic and D = 10 fermionic strings. The theory is supersymmetric, Lorentz invariant, and free of tachyons. Consistency requires the gauge group to be Spin(32)/Z2 or E8 x E8. .AE

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
502-505
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16073399
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOSONS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHIRAL SYMMETRY; FERMIONS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LIGHT CONE; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; SO GROUPS; SPIN; STRING MODELS; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS