1995/08/28 by Paul S. Aspinwall · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0920-5632(96)00004-7
published as Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl. 46 (1996) 30-38 · LaTeX 2.09, 12 pages
arxiv created 1995/08/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
Some relationships between string theories and eleven-dimensional supergravity are discussed and reviewed. We see how some relationships can be derived from others. The cases of N=2 supersymmetry in nine dimensions and N=4 supersymmetry in four dimensions are discussed in some detail. The latter case leads to consideration of quotients of a K3 surface times a torus and to a possible peculiar relationship between eleven-dimensional supergravity and the heterotic strings in ten dimensions. Lecture given at "S-Duality and Mirror Symmetry", Trieste, June 1995.