M(atrix) theory on an orbifold and twisted membrane

DOI10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00513-0zbMATH Open0934.81051arXivhep-th/9701139OpenAlexW1986054594MaRDI QIDQ1367572FDOQ1367572

Nakwoo Kim, Soo-Jong Rey

Publication date: 24 September 1997

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: M(atrix) theory on an orbifold and classical two-branes therein are studied with particular emphasis to heterotic M(atrix) theory on $S_1/Z_2$ relevant to strongly coupled heterotic and dual Type IA string theories. By analyzing orbifold condition on Chan-Paton factors, we show that three choice of gauge group are possible for heterotic M(atrix) theory: SO(2N), SO(2N+1) or USp(2N). By examining area-preserving diffeomorphism that underlies the M(atrix) theory, we find that each choices of gauge group restricts possible topologies of two-branes. The result suggests that only the choice of SO(2N) or SO(2N+1) groups allows open two-branes, hence, relevant to heterotic M(atrix) theory. We show that requirement of both local vacuum energy cancellation and of worldsheet anomaly cancellation of resulting heterotic string identifies supersymmetric twisted sector spectra with sixteen fundamental representation spinors from each of the two fixed points. Twisted open and closed two-brane configurations are obtained in the large N limit.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701139

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zbMATH Keywords

fixed pointsgauge groupheterotic M-theoryChan Paton factorsfundamental representation spinorsstrongly coupled string theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

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