A higher twist in string theory

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2008.11.009zbMATH Open1160.81447arXivhep-th/0701232OpenAlexW2094273922MaRDI QIDQ1009692FDOQ1009692

Authors: Hisham Sati 

Publication date: 3 April 2009

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Considering the gauge field and its dual in heterotic string theory as a unified field, we show that the equations of motion at the rational level contain a twisted differential with a novel degree seven twist. This generalizes the usual degree three twist that lifts to twisted K-theory and raises the natural question of whether at the integral level the abelianized gauge fields belong to a generalized cohomology theory. Some remarks on possible such extension are given.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0701232

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zbMATH Keywords

K-theorytwisted cohomologyheterotic string theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Sphere bundles and vector bundles in algebraic topology (55R25)

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