Title : ( S duality in higher-derivative corrections of heterotic supergravity )
Authors: Mohammad Reza Garousi ,
Abstract
This study investigates the consistency of heterotic supergravity, where the $B$-field gauge transformation becomes anomalous due to the Green-Schwarz mechanism, under T-duality transformations. We establish that preserving T-duality necessitates an infinite tower of higher-derivative couplings proportional to $e^{-2\\\\Phi}$. For spacetimes featuring a Killing self-dual circle, these couplings remain immune to quantum corrections. Leveraging S-duality in heterotic/type I string theory, we then identify the corresponding couplings in type I theory. Notably, our analysis reveals that standard S-duality transformations do not involve higher-derivative corrections. Building on this insight, we derive the explicit form of the effective action for type I theory at the $\\\\alpha\\\'$ order, adhering to a scheme that omits derivatives of the dilaton.
Keywords
String dualities@article{paperid:1103870,
author = {Garousi, Mohammad Reza},
title = {S
duality in higher-derivative corrections of heterotic supergravity},
journal = {Physical Review D},
year = {2025},
volume = {112},
number = {4},
month = {August},
issn = {2470-0010},
keywords = {String dualities},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T S
duality in higher-derivative corrections of heterotic supergravity
%A Garousi, Mohammad Reza
%J Physical Review D
%@ 2470-0010
%D 2025