Strings from five-branes

Journal Article · Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1402· OSTI ID:5753761

Duff, M J; Lu, J X ^[1]

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1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, Texas A M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (US)

A heterotic string emerges as a soliton of the heterotic five-brane. We compare its properties with the fundamental heterotic string and suggest that the two might be identified. The solution relies on the observation that the classical five-brane Lagrangian incorporates string one-loop effects.

• OSTI ID: 5753761
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 66:11; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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