Deconstructing (2,0) and Little String Theories

2001/10/31 by Nima Arkani-Hamed, Nima Arkani–Hamed, Andrew G. Cohen +4
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Equivalence (formal languages) #Field (mathematics) #Field theory (psychology) #Higgs boson #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Non-critical string theory #Orbifold #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Pure mathematics #Quantum gravity #Quantum mechanics #Relationship between string theory and quantum field theory #Spectrum (functional analysis) #String (physics) #String cosmology #String field theory #String phenomenology #String theory #Theoretical physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2003/01/083

published as JHEP0301:083,2003 · 7 pages, revtex4; Discussion of BPS states corrected, results unchanged

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Abstract

We argue that two four-dimensional strongly coupled superconformal field theories, on the Higgs branch in certain large N limits, become respectively (2,0) theory and (1,1) little string theory in six dimensions. We identify the spectrum of states responsible for the generation of the two extra dimensions and string winding modes. We establish the equivalence using orbifold realizations of the field theories and exploiting string dualities. We also speculate on deconstructions of M-theory.

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