Published December 7, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Modular invariance and the gravitational anomaly in type II superstring theory

  • 1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Osaka Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Physics
  • 3. Tezukayama Univ., Nara (Japan). Faculty of Liberal Arts

Description

By explicit calculations we show that the one-loop parity-violating amplitude with six external gravitons is modular invariant and finite. As a natural consequence of the modular invariance and double periodicity of the amplitude with respect to torus parameters, the gravitational anomaly of type II superstring theory vanishes. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Volume
294
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
459-497
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBB