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No manifest T duality at order α ′ 3

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: When reduced from 10 to 10 − d dimensions tree-level string theory exhibits an O ( d , d ) symmetry. This symmetry, which is closely related to T duality, appears only after certain field redefinitions. We find a simple form for a subset of these redefinitions at order α ′ 3 and show that they cannot be lifted to ten dimensions. This is inconsistent with “manifestly T duality invariant” approaches such as generalized geometry (in the uncompactified setting). Such formulations therefore seem not to be the correct language to describe string theory.

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.111.l061904

Authors: Steven Weilong Hsia, Ahmed Rakin Kamal, Linus Wulff

Institutions: Masaryk University, BRAC University

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Grantová Agentura České Republiky

Awards: Dualities and higher derivatives, G3298403960