Dualities and the SL(2,Z) anomaly

Mukhi, Sunil (1999) Dualities and the SL(2,Z) anomaly Journal of High Energy Physics, 1998 (12). 006-006. ISSN 1126-6708

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Abstract

The SL(2,Z) anomaly recently derived for type IIB supergravity in 10 dimensions is shown to be a consequence of T-duality with the type IIA string, after compactification to 2 dimensions on an 8-fold. This explains the identity of the gravitational 8-forms appearing in different contexts in the effective actions of type IIA and IIB string theories. In this framework, constraints on the compactification manifold arise from modular invariance of the 2d theory. Related issues in 6 dimensions are examined, and it is argued that similar anomalies are present on the worldvolumes of M-theory 5-branes and orientifold 5-planes.

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Keywords:M-Theory; Anomalies in Field and String Theories; String Duality
ID Code:20982
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