D = 6 , N = 1 String Vacua and Duality 1
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We review the structure D = 6, N = 1 string vacua with emphasis on the different connections due to T -dualities and S-dualities. The topics discussed include: Anomaly cancellation; K3 and orbifold D = 6, N = 1 heterotic compactifications; T -dualities between E8 × E8 and Spin(32)/Z2 heterotic vacua; non-perturbative heterotic vacua and small instantons; N = 2 TypeII/Heterotic duality in D = 4 ; F-theory/heterotic duality in D = 6; and heterotic/heterotic duality in six and four dimensions. To appear in the proceedings of the APCTP Winter School on Duality, Mt. Sorak (Korea), February 1997.
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