Colliding wave solutions, duality, and diagonal embedding of general relativity in two-dimensional heterotic string theory

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Abstract: The non-linear sigma model of the dimensionally reduced Einstein (-Maxwell) theory is diagonally embedded into that of the two-dimensional heterotic string theory. Consequently, the embedded string backgrounds satisfy the (electro-magnetic) Ernst equation. In the pure Einstein theory, the Matzner-Misner SL(2,{�f R}) transformation can be viewed as a change of conformal structure of the compactified flat two-torus, and in particular its integral subgroup SL(2,{�f Z}) acts as the modular transformation. The Ehlers SL(2,{�f R}) and SL(2,{�f Z}) similarly act on another torus whose conformal structure is induced through the Kramer-Neugebauer involution. Either of the Matzner-Misner and the Ehlers SL(2,{�f Z}) can be embedded to a special T-duality, and if the former is chosen, then the Ehlers SL(2,{�f Z}) is shown to act as the S-duality on the four-dimensional sector. As an application we obtain some new colliding string wave solutions by using this embedding as well as the inverse scattering method.












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