Discrete Torsion in Perturbative Heterotic String Theory
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In this paper we analyze discrete torsion in perturbative heterotic string theory. In previous work we have given a purely mathematical explanation of discrete torsion as the choice of orbifold group action on a B field, in the case that dH = 0; in this paper we perform the analogous calculations in heterotic strings where dH = 0.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008