Orientifold Precis
Jacques Distler, Daniel S. Freed, Gregory W. Moore
TL;DR
This paper provides a clear formulation of orientifold construction in Type II superstring theory, addressing anomaly cancellation and background charge computation.
Contribution
It offers a precise and concise framework for orientifold construction, including anomaly cancellation and Ramond-Ramond charge calculation.
Findings
Anomaly cancellation on the worldsheet established
Spacetime computation of Ramond-Ramond charge performed
Framework simplifies orientifold analysis in superstring theory
Abstract
We give a precise and concise formulation of the orientifold construction in Type II superstring theory. Our results include anomaly cancellation on the worldsheet and a spacetime computation of the background Ramond-Ramond charge.
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Taxonomy
TopicsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics · Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories