Unification of String Dualities
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چکیده
We argue that all conjectured dualities involving various string, Mand F theory compactifications can be ‘derived’ from the conjectured duality between type I and SO(32) heterotic string theory, T-dualities, and the definition of Mand F theories. (Based on a talk given at the conference on ‘Advanced Quantum Field Theory’, Le Londe-les-Maures, France, Aug.31-Sept.5, 1996, in memory of Claude Itzykson) On leave of absence from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Bombay 400005, INDIA E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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