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Conformal invariance on Calabi-Yau spaces

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5107808
The possibility of superstring compactification on Calabi-Yau manifolds is analyzed. Despite the apparent non-zero ..beta.. function at four loop order, it is possible to construct a conformally invariant sigma model on a Calabi-Yau manifold. The background metric is not Ricci flat, but is related to the Ricci flat metric through a (non-local) field redefinition. 9 refs.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
5107808
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-4032; CONF-8606226-1; CONF-860701-20; ON: DE87000330
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English