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Compactification of Type IIB String Theory on Calabi-Yau Threefolds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We study compactifications of type IIB supergravity on Calabi-Yau threefolds. The resulting low energy effective Lagrangian is displayed in the large volume limit and its symmetry properties - with specific emphasis on the SL(2,Z) - are discussed. The explicit map to type IIA string theory compactified on a mirror Calabi-Yau is derived. We argue that strong coupling effects on the worldsheet break the SL(2,Z).

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9908007,
  title  = {Compactification of Type IIB String Theory on Calabi-Yau Threefolds},
  author = {Robert Boehm and Holger Guenther and Carl Herrmann and Jan Louis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9908007},
  year   = {2009}
}

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19 pages