Dasgupta, Keshav ; Mukhi, Sunil (1996) Orbifolds of M-theory Nuclear Physics - Section B: Particle Physics, Field Theory and Statistical Systems, Physical Mathematics, 465 (3). pp. 399-412. ISSN 0550-3213
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Abstract
We study Z2-orbifolds of 11-dimensional M-theory on tori of various dimensions. The most interesting model (besides the known S1/Z2 case) corresponds to Ts/Z2 for which we argue that the resulting six-dimensional theory is equivalent to the type IIB string compactified on K3. Gravitational anomaly cancellation plays a crucial role in determining what states appear in the twisted sector. Most of the other models appear to break spacetime supersymmetry. We observe that M-theory tends to produce chiral compactifications on orbifolds, and that our results may provide an insight into the mechanism by which twisted-sector states arise in this hypothetical theory.
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