Supergravity solitons and non-perturbative superstrings
P.K. Townsend
TL;DR
This paper reviews how supersymmetric black holes inform the non-perturbative understanding of superstrings, focusing on symmetry enhancement and S-duality in toroidal compactifications.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the role of supergravity solitons in understanding non-perturbative superstring phenomena, emphasizing symmetry and duality aspects.
Findings
Symmetry enhancement occurs at special vacua.
S-duality relates strong and weak coupling regimes.
Black hole solutions reveal non-perturbative string features.
Abstract
A review is given of the implications of supersymmetric black holes for the non-perturbative formulation of toroidally compactified superstrings, with particular emphasis on symmetry enhancement at special vacua and S-duality of the heterotic string.
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