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Anomalous Couplings in M-Theory and String Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

We explore how various anomaly-cancelling terms in M-theory and string theory transform non-trivially into each other under duality. Specifically, we study the phenomenon in which bulk terms in M-theory get mapped to brane worldvolume terms in string theory. The key mathematical ingredient is G-index theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0209260,
  title  = {Anomalous Couplings in M-Theory and String Theory},
  author = {James Sparks},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0209260},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages, no figures; minor changes, reference added

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