Published October 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Cubic action in double field theory

  • 1. Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC (China)
  • 2. The Laboratory for Quantum Gravity and Strings, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7700 (South Africa)
  • 3. Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Southern Nuclear Science Computing Center, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong (China)
  • 4. School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong (China)
  • 5. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Institute of Quantum Matter, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong (China)

Description

We study target space theory on a torus for the states with NL+NR=2 through Double Field Theory. The spin-two Fierz-Pauli fields are not allowed when all spatial dimensions are non-compact. The massive states provide both non-vanishing momentum and winding numbers in the target space theory. To derive the cubic action, we provide the unique constraint for NLNR compatible with the integration by part. We first make a correspondence of massive and massless fields. The quadratic action is gauge invariant by introducing the mass term. We then proceed to the cubic order. The cubic action is also gauge invariant by introducing the coupling between the one-form field and other fields. The massive states do not follow the consistent truncation. One should expect the self-consistent theory by summing over infinite modes. Hence the naive expectation is wrong up to the cubic order. In the end, we show that the momentum and winding modes cannot both appear for only one compact doubled space.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2021.115528

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2021.115528;
PII
S055032132100225X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
971
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54091372
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
FIELD THEORIES; GAUGE INVARIANCE; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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Copyright (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.