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Superstring Compactification On S6 With Torsion

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Super Field Theories

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We show that if space-time supersymmetry is required and if internal manifolds with torsion not due to the three index field strength Hpqr are considered, the almost complex manifold S6 emerges as a natural candidate for superstring compactification.

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  1. Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6

    K. S. Viswanathan

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, California, USA

    G. Fogleman

  3. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, California, USA

    Brenden Wong

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  1. Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

    H. C. Lee

  2. University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

    V. Elias

  3. University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    G. Kunstatter

  4. University Of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    R. B. Mann

  5. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

    K. S. Viswanathan

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Viswanathan, K.S., Fogleman, G., Wong, B. (1987). Superstring Compactification On S6 With Torsion. In: Lee, H.C., Elias, V., Kunstatter, G., Mann, R.B., Viswanathan, K.S. (eds) Super Field Theories. NATO Science Series, vol 160. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0913-0_24

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