DUALITY, QUOTIENTS, AND CURRENTS

被引:346
作者
ROCEK, M [1 ]
VERLINDE, E [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY STONY BROOK,ITP,STONY BROOK,NY 11794
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(92)90269-H
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We study the generalization of R --> 1/R duality to arbitrary conformally invariant sigma-models with an isometry. We show that any pair of dual sigma-models can be represented as quotients of a self-dual sigma-model obtained by gauging different combinations of chiral currents. This observation is used to clarify the interpretation of the generalized duality as a symmetry of conformal field theory. We extend these results to N = 2 supersymmetric sigma-models.
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页码:630 / 646
页数:17
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