Heterotic and type I string dynamics from eleven-dimensions

Abstract We propose that the ten-dimensional E 8 × E 8 heterotic string is related to an eleven-dimensional theory on the orbifold R 10 × S 1 / Z 2 in the same way that the Type IIA string in ten dimensions is related to R 10 × S 1 . This in particular determines the strong coupling behavior of the ten-dimensional E 8 × E 8 theory. It also leads to a plausible scenario whereby duality between SO (32) heterotic and Type I superstrings follows from the classical symmetries of the eleven-dimensional world, just as the SL(2, Z ) duality of the ten-dimensional Type IIB theory follows from eleven-dimensional diffeomorphism invariance.

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