Type IIA string theory
E752413
Type IIA string theory is a ten-dimensional supersymmetric string theory featuring non-chiral (left-right symmetric) fermions and D-branes, and is realized as a low-energy limit or compactification of M-theory.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Type IIB string theory | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-chiral string theory
ⓘ
string theory ⓘ supersymmetric theory ⓘ ten-dimensional quantum field theory ⓘ |
| hasBraneChargeQuantization | yes ⓘ |
| hasClosedStrings | yes ⓘ |
| hasCompactificationManifolds | Calabi–Yau threefolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasD0Branes | yes ⓘ |
| hasD2Branes | yes ⓘ |
| hasD4Branes | yes ⓘ |
| hasD6Branes | yes ⓘ |
| hasD8Branes | yes ⓘ |
| hasDbranes | yes ⓘ |
| hasDpBranesFor | even p ⓘ |
| hasFermionChirality | non-chiral ⓘ |
| hasFundamentalLengthScale | string length l_s ⓘ |
| hasFundamentalStrings | yes ⓘ |
| hasGaugeSymmetry |
diffeomorphism invariance
ⓘ
p-form gauge symmetries ⓘ |
| hasLeftRightSymmetry | yes ⓘ |
| hasLowEnergyEffectiveTheory | Type IIA supergravity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNS5Branes | yes ⓘ |
| hasOpenStrings | yes ⓘ |
| hasRRFields | yes ⓘ |
| hasRRFormsOfDegree |
1
ⓘ
3 ⓘ 5 ⓘ 7 ⓘ 9 ⓘ |
| hasSpacetimeDimension | 10 ⓘ |
| hasSpacetimeFermions | Majorana spinors of opposite chirality ⓘ |
| hasStringCoupling | gs ⓘ |
| hasSupersymmetry | N=2 in ten dimensions ⓘ |
| hasTdualityPartner | Type IIB string theory ⓘ |
| hasWorldsheetSupersymmetry | N=(1,1) ⓘ |
| includesField |
NS-NS 2-form B-field
ⓘ
dilaton ⓘ metric tensor ⓘ |
| includesRRField |
1-form potential C1
ⓘ
3-form potential C3 ⓘ |
| isAnomalyFree | yes ⓘ |
| isConsistentWith | perturbative quantum gravity ⓘ |
| isLowEnergyLimitOf | M-theory compactified on a circle ⓘ |
| isObtainedFrom | M-theory on S^1 ⓘ |
| isRelatedByDualityTo | M-theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedByTdualityTo | Type IIB string theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
AdS/CFT constructions
ⓘ
brane world scenarios ⓘ string compactifications to four dimensions ⓘ |
| relatesStringCouplingTo | radius of M-theory circle GENERATED ⓘ |
| requiresBackground | ten-dimensional Lorentzian spacetime ⓘ |
| wasDevelopedInContextOf | superstring revolution of the 1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Type IIB string theory