Heterotic String Theory with Background Fluxes
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We discuss compactifications of the heterotic string in the presence of background fluxes. Specifically we consider compactifications on T , T , K3× T 2 and K3× S for which we derive the bosonic sector of the low energy effective action. The consistency with the corresponding gauged supergravities is demonstrated. October 2001 Work supported by: DFG – The German Science Foundation, GIF – the German–Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research, European RTN Program HPRN-CT-2000-00148 and the DAAD – the German Academic Exchange Service. email: [email protected], [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2001