2009/06/03 by Jacques Distler, Distler, Jacques, Daniel S. Freed +3 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #hep-th #math.AT #math.DG
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0906.0795
11 pages; small modifications/corrections/additions in v2 as well as added "dependency chart"
arxiv created 2010/08/18 · arxiv updated 2010/08/19
We give a precise and concise formulation of the orientifold construction in Type II superstring theory. Our results include anomaly cancellation on the worldsheet and a spacetime computation of the background Ramond-Ramond charge.