Duality covariant field redefinitions

Abstract

We explore the role of the dilaton field on higher derivative supergravity within the framework of Double Field Theory and use it to fix the Lorentz non covariant field redefinitions connecting the metric and dilaton fields with the duality multiplets.

20 pages, expanded discussions (mainly in section 3). Published (PRD) version

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