ISSN:
1432-0916
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: We investigate the relevance of Eisenstein series for representing certain G(ℤ)-invariant string theory amplitudes which receive corrections from BPS states only. G(ℤ) may stand for any of the mapping class, T-duality and U-duality groups Sl(d,(ℤ), SO(d,d,(ℤ) or E d +1( d +1)((ℤ) respectively. Using G(ℤ)-invariant mass formulae, we construct invariant modular functions on the symmetric space K\G(ℝ) of non-compact type, with K the maximal compact subgroup of G(ℝ), that generalize the standard non-holomorphic Eisenstein series arising in harmonic analysis on the fundamental domain of the Poincaré upper half-plane. Comparing the asymptotics and eigenvalues of the Eisenstein series under second order differential operators with quantities arising in one- and g-loop string amplitudes, we obtain a manifestly T-duality invariant representation of the latter, conjecture their non-perturbative U-duality invariant extension, and analyze the resulting non-perturbative effects. This includes the R 4 and R 4 H 4 g -4 couplings in toroidal compactifications of M-theory to any dimension D≥ 4 and D≥ 6 respectively.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002200050022
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