Bosonic M Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
We conjecture that there exists a strong coupling limit of bosonic string theory which is related to the 26 dimensional theory in the same way that 11 dimensional M theory is related to superstring theory. More precisely, we believe that bosonic string theory is the compactification on a line interval of a 27 dimensional theory whose low energy limit contains gravity and a three-form potential. The line interval becomes infinite in the strong coupling limit, and this may provide a stable ground state of the theory. We discuss some of the consequences of this conjecture.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0012037,
title = {Bosonic M Theory},
author = {Gary T. Horowitz and Leonard Susskind},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0012037},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
14 pages; v2 reference added