Is the Chiral Model equivalent to Wess-Zumino-Witten Model when coupled with Gravity?

1996/03/21 by Shin'ichi Nojiri, Shin’ichi Nojiri, Nojiri, Shin'ichi
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9603137

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Abstract

We investigate the non-abelian T-duality of Wess-Zumino-Witten model. The obtained dual model is equivalent to the model dual to the SU(2) chiral model found by Curtright-Zachos. This might tell that the Wess-Zumino term would be induced when the chiral model couples with gravity.

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