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Title: Fixing All Moduli for M-Theory on K3xK3

Journal Article · · JHEP 0510:001,2005

We analyze M-theory compactified on K3 x K3 with fluxes preserving half the supersymmetry and its F-theory limit, which is dual to an orientifold of the type IIB string on K3 x (T{sup 2}/Z{sub 2}). The geometry of attractive K3 surfaces plays a significant role in the analysis. We prove that the number of choices for the K3 surfaces is finite and we show how they can be completely classified. We list the possibilities in one case. We then study the instanton effects and see that they will generically fix all of the moduli. We also discuss situations where the instanton effects might not fix all the moduli.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
890430
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-11257; hep-th/0506014; TRN: US0604571
Journal Information:
JHEP 0510:001,2005, Journal Name: JHEP 0510:001,2005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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