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Setting Limits on Supersymmetry Using Simplified Models
Published on: November 15, 2013
Charting the landscape of supercritical string theory
Simeon Hellerman1, Ian Swanson
1School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA.
Physical Review Letters
|November 13, 2007
Summary
Special string theory solutions bridge theories with varying spacetime dimensions and supersymmetry. These findings link supercritical string theories to the ten-dimensional duality web, connecting supersymmetric and bosonic theories.
Area of Science:
- Theoretical Physics
- String Theory
- High-Energy Physics
Background:
- String theory describes fundamental particles and forces.
- Supercritical dimensions present unique theoretical challenges.
- World sheet supersymmetry is a key feature in string theory models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore special solutions in supercritical string theory.
- To investigate the interpolation between theories with different spacetime dimensions.
- To establish connections between supersymmetric and purely bosonic string theories.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing special solutions in string theory.
- Analyzing time-dependent interpolations between theories.
- Connecting supercritical string theories to the ten-dimensional duality web.
Main Results:
- Identified solutions that interpolate between theories with varying spacetime dimensions.
- Established a precise link between supersymmetric and purely bosonic string theories.
- Demonstrated that dimension quenching and c duality are natural concepts in string theory.
Conclusions:
- Special solutions provide a bridge between different string theories.
- These solutions reveal a large network of interconnected theories.
- The findings offer new insights into the structure of string duality.
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