M-Theory Origin of Mirror Symmetry in Three Dimensional Gauge Theories
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We present M-theory compactifications on K3 × K3 with membranes near the An or Dn singularities of the K3 spaces. By realizing each of these compactifications in two different ways as type I’ models with 2and 6-branes, we explain the three-dimensional duality between gauge theories recently found by Intriligator and Seiberg. We also find new pairs of dual gauge theories, which we briefly describe. e-mail [email protected] e-mail [email protected]
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