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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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