Compactified little string theories and compact moduli spaces of vacua

Journal Article · Mon May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2000 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.61.106005· OSTI ID:20216452

Intriligator, Kenneth ^[1]

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1. UCSD Physics Department, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (United States)

It is emphasized that compactified little string theories have compact moduli spaces of vacua, which globally probe compact string geometry. Compactifying various little string theories on T{sup 3} leads to three-dimensional (3D) theories with an exact, quantum Coulomb branch given by an arbitrary T{sup 4} of volume M{sub s}{sup 2}, an arbitrary K3 of volume M{sub s}{sup 2}, and moduli spaces of G=SU(N), SO(2N), or E{sub 6}, E{sub 7}, E{sub 8} instantons on an arbitrary T{sup 4} or K3 of fixed volume. Compactifying instead on a T{sup 2} leads to 4D theories with a compact Coulomb branch base which, when combined with the exact photon gauge coupling fiber, is a compact, elliptically fibered space related to the above spaces. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.

• OSTI ID: 20216452
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 61; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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