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The heterotic string and the Kaluza‐Klein approach to a supersymmetric Einstein‐Yang‐Mills background
Author(s) -
Kuusk P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.2113090420
Subject(s) - heterotic string theory , superstring theory , kaluza–klein theory , physics , dilaton , theoretical physics , string (physics) , einstein , mathematical physics , particle physics , supersymmetry
We are presenting simple arguments to demonstrate that the Kaluza‐Klein approach to the supersymmetric Einstein‐Yang‐Mills fields, that can serve as a background for a heterotic superstring, demands a modified string action that does not contain the dilaton field explicitly.