Published 1990 | Version v1
Book

Unitary representations of non-compact Kac-Moody algebras and compactified heterotic superstrings

Creators

  • 1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics

Description

The relevance of non-compact Kac-Moody symmetries in superstring theories is shown. The discussion is based on the suggestion made recently on new classes of unitary conformal and superconformal theories based on cosets of affined non-compact current algebras. 21 refs

Part of:
1989 summer school in high energy physics and cosmology

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific.
Imprint Place
Singapore (Singapore)
ISBN
981-02-0174-5
Imprint Title
1989 summer school in high energy physics and cosmology
Imprint Pagination
706 p.
Journal Issue
V. 6
Series
ICTP series in theoretical physics.
Journal Page Range
p. 288-306.

Conference

Title
1989 summer school in high energy physics and cosmology.
Dates
26 Jun - 18 Aug 1989.
Place
Trieste (Italy).

INIS

Country of Publication
Singapore
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
23050378
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPACTIFICATION; CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; CURRENT ALGEBRA; SU GROUPS; SUPERSTRING MODELS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; UNITARITY
Descriptors DEC
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; STRING MODELS; SYMMETRY GROUPS

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