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A note on M(atrix) theory in seven dimensions with eight supercharges

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-08-25 v3

Abstract

We consider M(atrix) theory compactifications to seven dimensions with eight unbroken supersymmetries. We conjecture that both M(atrix) theory on K3 and Heterotic M(atrix) theory on T^3 are described by the same 5+1 dimensional theory with N=2 supersymmetry which is broken to N=1 by the base space. The emergence of the extra dimension follows from a recent result of Rozali[hep-th/9702136]. We show that the seven dimensional duality between M-theory on K3 and Heterotic string theory on T^3 is realised in M(atrix) theory as the exchange of one of the dimensions with this new dimension.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9705113,
  title  = {A note on M(atrix) theory in seven dimensions with eight supercharges},
  author = {Suresh Govindarajan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9705113},
  year   = {2016}
}

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