Gauge five-brane moduli in four-dimensional heterotic models
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne WEI 7RU (United Kingdom)
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH (United Kingdom)
We present a Kaehler potential for four-dimensional heterotic M-theory which includes moduli describing a gauge five-brane living on one of the orbifold fixed planes. This result can also be thought of as describing compactifications of either of the weakly coupled heterotic strings in the presence of a gauge five-brane. This is the first example of a Kaehler potential in these theories which includes moduli describing background gauge field configurations. Our results are valid when the solitons width is much smaller than the size scale of the Calabi-Yau threefold and can be used to provide a more complete description of some moving brane scenarios. We point out that, in general, it is not consistent to truncate away the gauge five-brane moduli in a simple manner.
- OSTI ID:
- 20705538
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 70, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.70.086003; (c) 2004 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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