Published March 19, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Modular invariance for closed strings at the new critical dimensions

  • 1. Ecole Normale Superieure, 75 - Paris (France). Lab. de Physique Theorique

Description

Recently we showed that new consistent open string theories, including Liouville dynamics, exist at space-time dimensions 7 and 13 in the bosonic case, and 3 and 5 for the Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond string. In particular the latter theories are presumably space-time supersymmetric. In this paper the corresponding free closed string spectrum is investigated. Modular invariance is shown to hold at the new critical dimensions. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
187
Journal Issue
1/2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
39-44
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA