Published November 1, 1984
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Journal Article
Curling up two spatial dimensions with SU(1,1)/U(1)
- Creators
- Gell-Mann, Murray
- Zwiebach, Barton
Abstract
It is seen that a nonlinear sigma model based on the noncompact coset space SU(1,1)/U(1) can curl up two spatial dimensions into a topologically noncompact surface of finite area with a compact U(1) isometry group. This mechanism can be used for several higher-dimensional supergravity theories. In particular, chiral N = 2, D = 10 supergravity would reduce to an N = 1, D = 8 theory in which the masslessness of fermions does not depend only on supersymmetry. Further reduction to four dimensions is possible.
Additional Information
© 1984 Elsevier. Received 19 July 1984. Work supported in part by the US Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC03-81-ER40050 and by the Fleischmann Foundation. Work supported by the National Science Foundation under Research Grant No. PHY-82-03424.Additional details
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- 60431
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20150923-074725330
- DE-AC03-81-ER40050
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Fleischmann Foundation
- PHY-82-03424
- NSF
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