$S$-Duality and $H$-Monopoles

TL;DR

This paper reviews the spectrum of H-monopoles in heterotic string theory compactified on a six-torus and explores its connection to the S-duality conjecture, highlighting the role of dualities in string theory.

Contribution

It provides a brief review of H-monopoles and their relation to S-duality in heterotic string theory, based on collaborative research from 1995.

Findings

H-monopoles spectrum analyzed in heterotic string compactification

Connection between H-monopoles and S-duality conjecture established

Contributes to understanding of dualities in string theory

Abstract

The spectrum of $H$-monopoles of the heterotic string compactified on a six torus and its relationship to the $S$-duality conjecture is briefly reviewed. It is based on work done in collaboration with J. Harvey and is a contribution to the proceedings of Strings '95, USC, March 1995.