
On the ubiquity of K3 fibrations in string duality
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Aspinwall, PS; Louis, J
Published in: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
February 29, 1996
We consider the general case of N = 2 dual pairs of type IIA/heterotic string theories in four dimensions. We show that if the type IIA string in this pair can be viewed as having been compactified on a Calabi-Yau manifold in the usual way then this manifold must be of the form of a K3 fibration. We also see how the bound on the rank of the gauge group of the perturbative heterotic string has a natural interpretation on the type IIA side.
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Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
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0370-2693
Publication Date
February 29, 1996
Volume
369
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3-4
Start / End Page
233 / 242
Related Subject Headings
- Nuclear & Particles Physics
- 51 Physical sciences
- 49 Mathematical sciences
- 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- 0105 Mathematical Physics
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Aspinwall, P. S., & Louis, J. (1996). On the ubiquity of K3 fibrations in string duality. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 369(3–4), 233–242. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(95)01541-8
Aspinwall, P. S., and J. Louis. “On the ubiquity of K3 fibrations in string duality.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 369, no. 3–4 (February 29, 1996): 233–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(95)01541-8.
Aspinwall PS, Louis J. On the ubiquity of K3 fibrations in string duality. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 1996 Feb 29;369(3–4):233–42.
Aspinwall, P. S., and J. Louis. “On the ubiquity of K3 fibrations in string duality.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 369, no. 3–4, Feb. 1996, pp. 233–42. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)01541-8.
Aspinwall PS, Louis J. On the ubiquity of K3 fibrations in string duality. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 1996 Feb 29;369(3–4):233–242.

Published In
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
DOI
ISSN
0370-2693
Publication Date
February 29, 1996
Volume
369
Issue
3-4
Start / End Page
233 / 242
Related Subject Headings
- Nuclear & Particles Physics
- 51 Physical sciences
- 49 Mathematical sciences
- 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- 0105 Mathematical Physics