Bosonic M-Theory From a Kac-Moody Algebra Perspective
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| author | Glennon, Keith |
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| contents | We study the existence of a bosonic m-theory extension of the 10D and 26D closed bosonic string in terms of Kac-Moody algebras. We argue that K11 and K27 are symmetries which protect the coefficients of the closed bosonic string in 10 and 26 dimensions. Therefore the Susskind-Horowitz bosonic m-theory obtained by compactification on S1/Z2, which does not produce the correct coefficients, must be replaced by something that preserves K11 and K27. We argue that in 11D, a non-trivial bosonic m-theory should be considered as (the bosonic sector of) m-theory, and in 27D that no obvious bosonic m-theory exists. |
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| spellingShingle | Bosonic M-Theory From a Kac-Moody Algebra Perspective Glennon, Keith High Energy Physics - Theory We study the existence of a bosonic m-theory extension of the 10D and 26D closed bosonic string in terms of Kac-Moody algebras. We argue that K11 and K27 are symmetries which protect the coefficients of the closed bosonic string in 10 and 26 dimensions. Therefore the Susskind-Horowitz bosonic m-theory obtained by compactification on S1/Z2, which does not produce the correct coefficients, must be replaced by something that preserves K11 and K27. We argue that in 11D, a non-trivial bosonic m-theory should be considered as (the bosonic sector of) m-theory, and in 27D that no obvious bosonic m-theory exists. |
| title | Bosonic M-Theory From a Kac-Moody Algebra Perspective |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03000 |