Local anomaly cancellation, M-theory orbifolds and phase-transitions

2000/05/31 by Michael Faux, Dieter Lust, Dieter Lüst +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0550-3213(00)00513-7

published as Nucl.Phys.B589:269-291,2000 · 30 pages, 9 figures, revised version corrects an error concerning an hypermultiplet representation

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Abstract

In this paper we consider orbifold compactifications of M-theory on S¹/\bf Z₂× T⁴/\bf Z₂. We discuss solutions of the local anomaly matching conditions by twisted vector, tensor and hypermultiplets confined on the local orbifold six-planes. In addition we consider phase-transitions among different solutions which are mediated by M-theory fivebranes which touch the local orbifold planes and are converted there to gauge instantons.

Citations

• Intersecting Orbifold Planes and Local Anomaly Cancellation in M-Theory
• On Flux Quantization In M-Theory And The Effective Action

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