The R→α‧/R Space-Time Duality from the 2+1 Point of View
Abstract
The duality between the large and small compactification radii in string theory (bosonic) is considered in the open topological membrane theory. The 2+1 analog of this R→α‧/R duality is the duality between large and small scales in the corresponding topologically massive gauge theory with the spontaneous breaking of gauge invariance. This 2+1 duality is a consequence of the equivalence between the Chern-Simons theory with the mass term and the topologically massive gauge theory.
- Publication:
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Modern Physics Letters A
- Pub Date:
- 1991
- DOI:
- 10.1142/S0217732391000518
- Bibcode:
- 1991MPLA....6..501K