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Orientifold Precis

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-08-19 v2 Algebraic Topology Differential Geometry

Abstract

We give a precise and concise formulation of the orientifold construction in Type II superstring theory. Our results include anomaly cancellation on the worldsheet and a spacetime computation of the background Ramond-Ramond charge.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0906.0795,
  title  = {Orientifold Precis},
  author = {Jacques Distler and Daniel S. Freed and Gregory W. Moore},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0795},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

11 pages; small modifications/corrections/additions in v2 as well as added "dependency chart"

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