Type IIB superstring theory

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:theoretical_physics gptkb:string_theory
gptkbp:chirality	chiral
gptkbp:compact	leads to various lower-dimensional theories
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:D-branes gptkb:graviton gptkb:NS5-branes gptkb:gravitino gptkb:D1-branes gptkb:D3-branes gptkb:D5-branes gptkb:D7-branes antisymmetric tensor fields dilaton fundamental strings self-dual 5-form field strength D9-branes axion-dilaton field
gptkbp:dimensions	10
gptkbp:fermion_chirality	same chirality for both left- and right-moving sectors
gptkbp:form	gptkb:quantum_field_theory gptkb:supergravity modular forms
gptkbp:gaugeGroup	none (in perturbative theory)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Type IIB superstring theory
gptkbp:importantFor	string dualities string landscape study of black holes flux compactifications study of cosmology study of gauge/gravity duality
gptkbp:low-energy_limit	gptkb:Type_IIB_supergravity
gptkbp:notableFeature	modular invariance self-dual 5-form field strength S-duality symmetry chiral supersymmetry contains D-branes of odd spatial dimension no tachyons in spectrum perturbatively anomaly-free
gptkbp:proposedBy	mid-1980s
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:F-theory gptkb:AdS/CFT_correspondence gptkb:M-theory
gptkbp:S-duality	gptkb:Type_IIB_superstring_theory
gptkbp:stringType	closed strings open strings (with D-branes)
gptkbp:supersymmetry	N=2
gptkbp:T-duality	gptkb:Type_IIA_superstring_theory
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Superstring_Theory_(Green,_Schwarz,_Witten)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6