AdS5xS5 untwisted

被引:98
作者
Duff, MJ
Lu, H
Pope, CN
机构
[1] Ecole Normale Super, Phys Theor Lab, Unite Propre, CNRS, F-75231 Paris 05, France
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Ctr Theoret Phys, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[3] Univ Paris 11, F-75231 Paris 05, France
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00464-7
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
Noting that T-duality untwists S-5 to CP2 x S-1, we construct the duality chain: n = 4 super Yang-Mills --> type IIB superstring on AdS(5) x S-5 --> type IIA superstring on AdS(5) x CP2 x S-1 -->, M-theory on AdS(5) x CP2 x T-2. This provides another example of supersymmetry without supersymmetry: on AdS(5) x CP2 x S-1, type IIA supergravity has SU(3) x U(I) x U(1) x U(1) and N = 0 supersymmetry but type IIA string theory has SO(6) and N = 8. The missing superpartners are provided by stringy winding modes. We also discuss IIB compactifications to AdS(5) with N = 4, N = 2 and N = 0. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:181 / 209
页数:29
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