EXACT STRING-THEORY INSTANTONS BY DIMENSIONAL REDUCTION

被引:14
作者
BACHAS, C [1 ]
KIRITSIS, E [1 ]
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[1] CERN, DIV THEORY, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
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10.1016/0370-2693(94)90078-7
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We identify exact gauge-instanton-like solutions to (super)-string theory using the method of dimensional reduction. We find in particular the Polyakov instanton of 3d QED, and a class of generalized Yang-Mills merons. We discuss their marginal deformations, and show that for the 3d instanton they correspond to a dissociation of vector- and axial-magnetic charges.
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页码:103 / 114
页数:12
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