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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| type IIA string theory | 2 |
| Type IIA string theory canonical | 1 |
| Type IIB string theory | 1 |
| type IIB string theory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Type IIA string theory Context triple: [M-theory, generalizes, Type IIA string theory]
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A.
Type I string theory
Type I string theory is a ten-dimensional supersymmetric string theory featuring both open and closed strings with SO(32) gauge symmetry and unoriented world-sheets.
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B.
E8×E8 heterotic string theory
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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C.
Type I supergravity
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.
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D.
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction is a foundational graduate-level textbook that systematically presents the basic concepts, mathematical framework, and physical motivations of superstring theory.
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E.
M-theory
M-theory is a proposed unifying framework in theoretical physics that generalizes string theories into an eleven-dimensional model aiming to reconcile quantum mechanics with gravity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Type IIA string theory Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Type I string theory
Type I string theory is a ten-dimensional supersymmetric string theory featuring both open and closed strings with SO(32) gauge symmetry and unoriented world-sheets.
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B.
E8×E8 heterotic string theory
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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C.
Type I supergravity
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.
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D.
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction is a foundational graduate-level textbook that systematically presents the basic concepts, mathematical framework, and physical motivations of superstring theory.
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E.
M-theory
M-theory is a proposed unifying framework in theoretical physics that generalizes string theories into an eleven-dimensional model aiming to reconcile quantum mechanics with gravity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
linked to:
Calabi–Yau manifold
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| isRelatedByTdualityTo |
Type IIB string theory
ⓘ
linked to:
type IIB string theory
|
| isUsedIn |
AdS/CFT constructions
ⓘ
brane world scenarios ⓘ string compactifications to four dimensions ⓘ |
| relatesStringCouplingTo | radius of M-theory circle ⓘ |
| requiresBackground | ten-dimensional Lorentzian spacetime ⓘ |
| wasDevelopedInContextOf | superstring revolution of the 1980s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Type IIA string theory
linked to: Type IIA string theory
linked to: Type IIA string theory