Heterotic anomaly cancellation in five dimensions
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Lukas, A
Stelle, KS
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We study the constraints on five-dimensional Script N = 1 heterotic M-theory imposed by a consistent anomaly-free coupling of bulk and boundary theory. This requires analyzing the cancellation of triangle gauge anomalies on the four-dimensional orbifold planes due to anomaly inflow from the bulk. We find that the semi-simple part of the orbifold gauge groups and certain U(1) symmetries have to be free of quantum anomalies. In addition there can be several anomalous U(1) symmetries on each orbifold plane whose anomalies are cancelled by a non-trivial variation of the bulk vector fields. The mixed U(1) non-abelian anomaly is universal and there is at most one U(1) symmetry with such an anomaly on each plane. In an alternative approach, we also analyze the coupling of five-dimensional gauged supergravity to orbifold gauge theories. We find a somewhat generalized structure of anomaly cancellation in this case which allows, for example, non-universal mixed U(1) gauge anomalies. Anomaly cancellation from the perspective of four-dimensional Script N = 1 effective actions obtained from E8 × E8 heterotic string- or M-theory by reduction on a Calabi-Yau three-fold is studied as well. The results are consistent with the ones found for five-dimensional heterotic M-theory. Finally, we consider some related issues of phenomenological interest such as model building with anomalous U(1) symmetries, Fayet-Illiopoulos terms and threshold corrections to gauge kinetic functions.
Date Issued
2000-02-17
Date Acceptance
2000-01-11
Citation
The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2000, 2000 (1), pp.1-50
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Start Page
1
End Page
50
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2000
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© Copyright 2000 IOP Publishing. Publishing Ltd. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of High Energy Physics. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2000/01/010
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
superstrings and heterotic strings
M-theory
p-branes
anomalies in field and string theories
FAYET-ILIOPOULOS TERMS
STRING THEORY
ONE-LOOP
COUPLING-CONSTANTS
BRANE TENSIONS
U(1) SYMMETRY
11 DIMENSIONS
ORBIFOLDS
DYNAMICS
MANIFOLD
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 010
Date Publish Online
2000-02-17