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Localized Tachyons and the g_cl conjecture

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

We consider C/Z_N and C^2/Z_N orbifolds of heterotic string theories and Z_N orbifolds of AdS_3. We study theories with N=2 worldsheet superconformal invariance and construct RG flows. Following Harvey, Kutasov, Martinec and Moore, we compute g_cl and show that it decreases monotonically along RG flows- as conjectured by them. For the heterotic string theories, the gauge degrees of freedom do not contribute to the computation of g_cl.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0204247,
  title  = {Localized Tachyons and the g_cl conjecture},
  author = {Anirban Basu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0204247},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Corrections and clarifications made, 19 pages

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