1997/10/15 by Emil Martinec, Martinec, Emil
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9710122
29 pages, latex; lectures at the Cargese summer school Strings, Branes, and Dualities, June 1997
arxiv created 1997/10/15 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
N=2 heterotic strings may provide a window into the physics of M-theory radically different than that found via the other supersymmetric string theories. In addition to their supersymmetric structure, these strings carry a four-dimensional self-dual structure, and appear to be completely integrable systems with a stringy density of states. These lectures give an overview of N=2 heterotic strings, as well as a brief discussion of possible applications of both ordinary and heterotic N=2 strings to D-branes and matrix theory.