Four-derivative Yang-Mills couplings in heterotic theory through T-duality

• Published in: The journal of high energy physics 2024-06, Vol.2024 (6), p.59-22
• Main Author: Garousi, Mohammad R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Classical and Quantum Gravitation; Couplings; Elementary Particles; Matrix methods; Parameters; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Quantum Field Theories; Quantum Field Theory; Quantum Physics; Regular Article - Theoretical Physics; Relativity Theory; S matrix theory; String Duality; String Theory; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings; Symmetry; Yang-Mills fields
• ISSN: 1029-8479
• DOI: 10.1007/JHEP06(2024)059

A bstract This study delves into the dimensional reduction of the classical effective action of heterotic string theory on a circle, along with its T-duality symmetry, with the aim of identifying the bosonic couplings. To achieve this, we propose a truncation scheme for the generalized Buscher rules and the reduced action, specifically targeting the truncation of the nonlinear appearance of the scalar component of the Yang-Mills field in the base space. By imposing this truncated T-duality on the reduced action, we successfully determine the four- derivative bosonic couplings in the minimal basis, where field redefinition is imposed. Notably, these couplings, which are associated with the Lorentz Chern-Simons coupling H Ω, exhibit an exact correspondence with the NS-NS couplings found in the Metsaev-Tseytlin action. Furthermore, we investigate the bosonic couplings in the maximal basis, where field redefinition is not imposed. In this scenario, the truncated T-duality fixes the effective action up to 17 arbitrary parameters. By assigning specific values to these parameters, we establish a framework in which the NS-NS couplings align with those in the Meissner action. Remarkably, within this scheme, the Yang-Mills couplings precisely coincide with those obtained through the S-matrix method.