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Non Perturbative Check of N=2, D=4 Heterotic/Type II Duality

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We review here some of the checks of string-string duality between N=2, D=4 Heterotic and Type II models. The heterotic low energy field theory is reproduced on the type II side. It is also shown to be a generalization in the string context of the rigid N=2N=2 Yang-Mills theory of Seiberg and Witten which is exactly known. The non perturbative information of this rigid theory is then recovered on the type II side. This talk is based on a work done in collaboration with I. Antoniadis.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9610119,
  title  = {Non Perturbative Check of N=2, D=4 Heterotic/Type II Duality},
  author = {H. Partouche},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9610119},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Contribution to the proceedings of the Spring School and Workshop on String Theory, Gauge Theory and Quantum Gravity, I.C.T.P., Trieste, Italy, March 18-29. latex2e, uses espcrc2.sty