Pseudo-anomalous U(1) symmetry in the strong coupling limit of the heterotic string

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Abstract

We discuss, in the context of the strongly-coupled E8 × E8 heterotic string proposed by Hořava and Witten, the appearance of anomalous U(1)x symmetries of a nonperturbative origin, related to the presence, after compactification, of five-branes in the five-dimensional bulk of the theory. We compute the gauge anomalies and the induced Fayet-Iliopoulos terms on each boundary, which we find to be lower than the universal one induced in the weakly coupled case.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-172
Number of pages10
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume441
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Nov 1998
Externally publishedYes

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