M-theory R4H4g−4R^4H^{4g-4} U-duality conjecture

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Let M-theory be compactified on Td+1T^{d+1} with d≤4d\leq4, let HH denote the resulting three-form field strengths, and let M(string)M(\mathrm{string}) be the mass matrix in the string representation of Ed+1(d+1)E_{d+1(d+1)}. M-theory R4H4g−4R^4H^{4g-4} conjecture. Up to a power of Newton's constant, the coupling between four gravitons and 4g−44g-4 three-form field strengths is

I=Vd+1lM9∫d10−dx−γ ∑m^δ(m∧m)R4(m⋅H)4g−4(m⋅M(string)⋅m)3g−32.I=\frac{V_{d+1}}{l_M^9}\int d^{10-d}x\sqrt{-\gamma}\,\widehat{\sum_m}\delta(m\wedge m)\frac{R^4(m\cdot H)^{4g-4}}{(m\cdot M(\mathrm{string})\cdot m)^{3g-\frac32}}.

The claim is motivated by the decomposition of the string multiplet under T-duality and is presented as a proposed non-perturbative completion; the source gives no resolution evidence.

References

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N. A. Obers and B. Pioline, “Eisenstein Series and String Thresholds”, arXiv:hep-th/9903113 (2010).

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