1995/10/12 by John H. Schwarz · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(95)01429-2
published as Phys.Lett. B367 (1996) 97-103 · 13 pages; latex
arxiv created 1995/10/12 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
A proposed duality between type IIB superstring theory on R9 X S1 and a conjectured 11D fundamental theory (``M theory'') on R9 X T2 is investigated. Simple heuristic reasoning leads to a consistent picture relating the various p-branes and their tensions in each theory. Identifying the M theory on R10 X S1 with type IIA superstring theory on R10, in a similar fashion, leads to various relations among the p-branes of the IIA theory.