E8×E8 heterotic string theory

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E8×E8 heterotic string theory is a ten-dimensional string theory whose gauge symmetry is based on the product of two exceptional Lie groups E8, making it a leading candidate for unifying gravity with the forces and particles of the Standard Model.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heterotic string theory ⓘ
quantum gravity theory ⓘ
aimsToExplain origin of gauge symmetries in particle physics ⓘ
quantum consistency of gravity ⓘ
allows Grand Unified Theory embeddings ⓘ
anomalyCancellationMechanism Green–Schwarz mechanism ⓘ
compactificationManifold Calabi–Yau threefold (typical) ⓘ
compactificationTarget four-dimensional effective theory ⓘ
constructionMethod lattice construction in internal dimensions ⓘ
contains closed strings ⓘ
criticalDimension 10 ⓘ
dualityRelation heterotic–M-theory duality ⓘ
linked to: M-theory
gaugeFactor E8 ⓘ
E8 (second factor) ⓘ
gaugeGroup E8×E8 ⓘ
gaugeSymmetryType exceptional Lie group ⓘ
includesField antisymmetric two-form B-field ⓘ
dilaton ⓘ
graviton ⓘ
non-abelian gauge bosons ⓘ
internalLattice E8×E8 root lattice ⓘ
introducedInContext mid-1980s string theory revolution ⓘ
isAnomalyFree true ⓘ
leftMovingSector 26-dimensional bosonic string ⓘ
lowEnergyLimit 10D N=1 supergravity with E8×E8 super Yang–Mills ⓘ
phenomenologicalGoal gauge coupling unification ⓘ
realization of chiral fermions ⓘ
unification of gravity with the Standard Model forces ⓘ
predicts Kaluza–Klein excitations after compactification ⓘ
string excitations at the string scale ⓘ
relatedTo M-theory ⓘ
SO(32) heterotic string theory ⓘ
type I string theory ⓘ
type IIA string theory ⓘ
type IIB string theory ⓘ
requires conformal invariance on the worldsheet ⓘ
modular invariance of the worldsheet theory ⓘ
researchArea quantum gravity ⓘ
string phenomenology ⓘ
unification of fundamental interactions ⓘ
rightMovingSector 10-dimensional superstring ⓘ
spacetimeDimension 10 ⓘ
targetSpaceSupersymmetry N=1 in 10 dimensions ⓘ
typicalGUTGroup E6 ⓘ
SO(10) ⓘ
SU(5) ⓘ
worldsheetSupersymmetry N=1 ⓘ

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string theory → hasVariant → E8×E8 heterotic string theory ⓘ
M-theory → generalizes → heterotic E8×E8 string theory ⓘ
linked to: E8×E8 heterotic string theory
SO(32) heterotic string theory → sharesGaugeGroupDimensionWith → E8×E8 heterotic string theory ⓘ
E8×E8 heterotic string theory → gaugeGroup → E8×E8 ⓘ
linked to: E8×E8 heterotic string theory
heterotic supergravity → lowEnergyLimitOf → heterotic string theory ⓘ
linked to: E8×E8 heterotic string theory
heterotic supergravity → hasGaugeGroup → E8×E8 ⓘ
linked to: E8×E8 heterotic string theory
E8 lattice → usedIn → heterotic string theory ⓘ
linked to: E8×E8 heterotic string theory
E8 lattice → usedIn → E8×E8 heterotic string ⓘ
linked to: E8×E8 heterotic string theory