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Title: Charting the Landscape of Supercritical String Theory

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (United States)

Special solutions of string theory in supercritical dimensions can interpolate in time between theories with different numbers of spacetime dimensions and different amounts of world sheet supersymmetry. These solutions connect supercritical string theories to the more familiar string duality web in ten dimensions and provide a precise link between supersymmetric and purely bosonic string theories. Dimension quenching and c duality appear to be natural concepts in string theory, giving rise to large networks of interconnected theories.

OSTI ID:
21024350
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 99, Issue 17; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.171601; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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