Type I supergravity
E586585
low-energy effective theory
supergravity theory
supersymmetric gravitational theory
ten-dimensional field theory
Type I supergravity is a ten-dimensional supersymmetric gravitational theory that forms the low-energy effective description of Type I string theory and plays a key role in anomaly cancellation via the Green–Schwarz mechanism.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
low-energy effective theory
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supergravity theory ⓘ supersymmetric gravitational theory ⓘ ten-dimensional field theory ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
cancellation of gauge anomalies
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cancellation of gravitational anomalies ⓘ |
| fieldContentIncludes |
Majorana–Weyl gravitino
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SO(32) gauge field ⓘ antisymmetric two-form field ⓘ dilaton ⓘ gauginos ⓘ metric tensor ⓘ |
| hasBosonicFields | metric, dilaton, antisymmetric tensor, gauge fields ⓘ |
| hasFermionicFields | gravitino, dilatino, gauginos ⓘ |
| hasFermions | Majorana–Weyl spinors ⓘ |
| hasGaugeGroup | SO(32) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalSymmetry |
SO(1,9) local Lorentz invariance
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SO(32) gauge invariance ⓘ diffeomorphism invariance ⓘ local supersymmetry ⓘ |
| hasSector |
closed-string supergravity sector
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open-string Yang–Mills sector ⓘ |
| hasSupersymmetry | N=1 in ten dimensions ⓘ |
| hasSupersymmetryType | minimal supersymmetry in ten dimensions ⓘ |
| isAnomalousBeforeCancellation | true ⓘ |
| isChiral | true ⓘ |
| isConsistentWith | Type I string theory with open and closed strings ⓘ |
| isConstructedIn | Minkowski signature spacetime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCoupledTo | Yang–Mills theory with gauge group SO(32) ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | low-energy effective action of Type I string theory ⓘ |
| isKeyExampleOf | anomaly-free chiral theory in ten dimensions ⓘ |
| isLowEnergyLimitOf | Type I string theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | heterotic SO(32) string theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
high-energy theoretical physics
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quantum gravity ⓘ string phenomenology ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
construction of consistent ten-dimensional string vacua
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study of anomaly cancellation in string theory ⓘ |
| requires | Green–Schwarz term for anomaly cancellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceTimeDimension | 10 ⓘ |
| usesAnomalyCancellationMechanism | Green–Schwarz mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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