T-duality constraints on higher derivatives revisited
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Hohm, Olaf; Zwiebach, Barton
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We ask to what extent are the higher-derivative corrections of string theory constrained by T-duality. The seminal early work by Meissner tests T-duality by reduction to one dimension using a distinguished choice of field variables in which the bosonic string action takes a Gauss-Bonnet-type form. By analyzing all field redefinitions that may or may not be duality covariant and may or may not be gauge covariant we extend the procedure to test T-duality starting from an action expressed in arbitrary field variables. We illustrate the method by showing that it determines uniquely the first-order α′ corrections of the bosonic string, up to terms that vanish in one dimension. We also use the method to glean information about the O[superscript α′2] corrections in the double field theory with Green-Schwarz deformation.
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2016-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical PhysicsJournal
Journal of High Energy Physics
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Hohm, Olaf and Barton Zwiebach. "T-duality constraints on higher derivatives revisited." Journal of High Energy Physics. 2016 Apr 15;2016(4):101.
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1029-8479