On the worldsheet formulation of the six-dimensional self-dual string

Argyres, Philip C.

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“…I recently learned of another work that is under preparation [19], which discusses various aspects of possible world-sheet formulations of tensionless strings and might have some overlap with this introduction.…”

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Six-dimensional tensionless strings in the large N limit

Ganor

1997

Nuclear Physics B

115

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When N five-branes of M-theory coincide the world-volume theory contains tensionless strings, according to Strominger's construction. This suggests a large N limit of tensionless string theories. For the small E 8 instanton theories, the definition would be a large instanton number. An adiabatic argument suggests that in the large N limit an effective extra uncompactified dimension might be observed. We also propose "surface-equations", which are an analog of Makeenko-Migdal loop-equations, and might describe correlators in the tensionless string theories. In these equations, the anti-self-dual two forms of 6D and the tensionless strings enter on an equal footing.Addition of strings with CFTs on their world-sheet is analogous to addition of matter in 4D QCD.

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Six-dimensional tensionless strings in the large N limit

Ganor

1997

Nuclear Physics B

115

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“…M-theory illustrates such configurations in elementary manner. M2-branes stretched between a pair of M5-branes or between M5-brane and M9-brane give rise to various strings, referred to as M-strings, first identified in [17] and further studied in [20,18,19,21], and E-strings, first identified in [22] and further studied in [23,24,25,26], which then combine with tensor multiplets to form non-Abelian multiplets. So far, except A-type theories, it has remained difficult to explicitly identify the underlying non-Abelian structure in terms of these building blocks.…”

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E(lementary)-strings in six-dimensional heterotic F-theory

Choi

Rey

2017

J. High Energ. Phys.

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Using E-strings, we can analyze not only six-dimensional superconformal field theories but also probe vacua of non-perturabative heterotic string. We study strings made of D3-branes wrapped on various two-cycles in the global F-theory setup. We claim that E-strings are elementary in the sense that various combinations of E-strings can form Mstrings as well as heterotic strings and new kind of strings, called G-strings. Using them, we show that emissions and combinations of heterotic small instantons generate most of known six-dimensional superconformal theories, their affinizations and little string theories. Taking account of global structure of compact internal geometry, we also show that special combinations of E-strings play an important role in constructing six-dimensional theories of D-and E-types. We check global consistency conditions from anomaly cancellation conditions, both from five-branes and strings, and show that they are given in terms of elementary E-string combinations.

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Introduction to Seiberg-Witten Theory and its Stringy Origin

Lerche

1997

Fortschr. Phys.

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On the worldsheet formulation of the six-dimensional self-dual string

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Six-dimensional tensionless strings in the large N limit

Six-dimensional tensionless strings in the large N limit

E(lementary)-strings in six-dimensional heterotic F-theory

Introduction to Seiberg-Witten Theory and its Stringy Origin

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