Published November 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

The SO(32) Heterotic and Type IIB Membranes

  • 1. E-mail: faldabe at Phys.UAlberta.CA (Canada)

Description

A two dimensional anomaly cancellation argument is used to construct the SO(32) heterotic and type IIB membranes. By imposing different boundary conditions at the two boundaries of a membrane, we shift all of the two dimensional anomaly to one of the boundaries. The topology of these membranes is that of a 2-dimensional cone propagating in 11-dimensional Minkowski space. Dimensional reduction of these membranes yields the SO(32) heterotic and type IIB strings. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
1998
Journal Page Range
p. vp
ISSN
1029-8479

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
31018079
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPACTIFICATION; FIELD THEORIES; MINKOWSKI SPACE; SO GROUPS; STRING MODELS
Descriptors DEC
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PARTICLE MODELS; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS