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Heterotic superstring gauge residue trivialization via homogeneousCP 4 topology change

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A new mechanism for the cancellation of gauge residue symmetries in the framework of heterotic superstring compactification theories is revealed. The model preserves all the string features and fits naturally in the consistent topological structure of the homogeneousCP 4 Calabi-Yau manifold.

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    Randy A. Baadhio

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Baadhio, R.A. Heterotic superstring gauge residue trivialization via homogeneousCP 4 topology change. Commun.Math. Phys. 136, 251–264 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02100024

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