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Calabi-Yau Duals for CHL Strings
Shamit Kachru, Albrecht Klemm, Yaron Oz
We find M-theory (Type IIA) duals for compactifications of the 9d CHL string to 5d (4d) on K3 (K3 x S^1). The IIA duals are Calabi-Yau orbifolds with nontrivial RR U(1) backgrounds…
Matrix Description of Interacting Theories in Six Dimensions
O. Aharony, M. Berkooz, S. Kachru +2
We propose descriptions of interacting (2,0) supersymmetric theories without gravity in six dimensions in the infinite momentum frame. They are based on the large limit of quan…
Aspects of N=1 String Dynamics
Shamit Kachru
We review several topics of interest in the study of 4d N=1 supersymmetric compactifications of the heterotic string. After a brief introduction to the construction of such models,…
Chirality Changing Phase Transitions in 4d String Vacua
Shamit Kachru, Eva Silverstein
We provide evidence that some four-dimensional N=1 string vacua with different numbers of generations are connected through phase transitions. The transitions involve going through…