Heterotic anomaly cancellation in five dimensions
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Heterotic Anomaly Cancellation in Five Dimensions
We study the constraints on five–dimensional N = 1 heterotic M–theory imposed by a consistent anomaly–free coupling of bulk and boundary theory. This requires analyzing the cancellation of triangle gauge anomalies on the four–dimensional orbifold planes due to anomaly inflow from the bulk. We find that the semi–simple part of the orbifold gauge groups and certain U(1) symmetries have to be free...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of High Energy Physics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1029-8479
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2000/01/010