Published February 27, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

On the compactification of the closed supersymmetric string

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Turin (Italy)
  • 2. Turin Univ. (Italy). Dipartimento di Fisica

Description

If D dimensions of the closed N=1 supersymmetric string are compactified on a torus, solitonic excitations can enlarge the [U(1)]sup(D) Kaluza-Klein gauge symmetry to [SU(2)]sup(D). The ''old formalism'' is extended to obtain the N=2 supersymmetric string. In its compactification to four dimensions, massless solitons break N=8 to N=4 supersymmetry. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
168
Journal Issue
1/2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
47-52
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA