Leftons, Rightons, Nonlinear σ\sigma Models, and Superstrings

Nov, 1987
8 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 206 (1988) 631-638
  • Published: 1988
Report number:
  • UMDEPP-88-113

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
A manifestly world sheet supersymmetric description of nontoroidal compactification is given. Supersymmetric chirally bosonized actions are shown to play an important role. We also construct nonlinear σ -models which allow the effective action for four-dimensional compactified string theories to be computed via the “ β -function” method. The specific model for the SO(44) four-dimensional heterotic string is explicitly given.
  • FIELD THEORY: compactification
  • FIELD THEORY: SPACE-TIME
  • SUPERSYMMETRY
  • FIELD THEORETICAL MODEL: SIGMA
  • NONLINEAR
  • FIELD THEORY: TWO-DIMENSIONAL
  • MODEL: STRING
  • FIELD THEORY: BOSONIZATION
  • FIELD THEORY: EFFECTIVE ACTION
  • SYMMETRY: SO(44)