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Anomaly cancellations and compactifications in the SO(32) superstring theory

Hiroshi Itoyama

Hai-cang Ren

  • Physics Department, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

  • Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

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Phys. Rev. D 32, 507 – Published 15 July, 1985

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.32.507

Abstract

Some aspects of anomaly cancellations and possible compactifications in the SO(32) superstring theory are discussed. A low-energy nonsemisimple gauge group often results from compactification. It requires that the massive modes of Kaluza-Klein space contribute to the gauge and mixed anomalies in four dimensions to implement the cancellations achieved in ten dimensions. Possible obstructions to compactifications due to surface terms are pointed out.

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Phys. Rev. D 32, 507– Published 15 July, 1985
  • Received 4 February 1985

© 1985 American Physical Society

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