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Enhanced Gauge Symmetry in M-Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this article we examine some points in the moduli space of M-Theory at which there arise enhanced gauge symmetries. In particular, we examine the ``trivial" points of enhanced gauge symmetry in the moduli space of M-Theory on S1×S1/Z2S^{ 1 } \times S^{ 1 } / { \bf Z }_{ 2 } as well as the points of enhanced gauge symmetry in the moduli space of M-Theory on K3 K3 and those in the moduli space of M-Theory on T5/Z2×S1T^{5}/{\bf Z}_{2} \times S^{1}. Also, we employ the above enhanced gauge symmetries to derive the existence of some points of enhanced gauge symmetry in the moduli space of the Type IIA string theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9608113,
  title  = {Enhanced Gauge Symmetry in M-Theory},
  author = {K. Davis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9608113},
  year   = {2007}
}

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29 Pages, 1 Postscript Figure, Uses harvmac.tex and epsf.tex