Twistor-like transform in ten dimensions
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Twistor-like transform in ten dimensions
zbMATH Open document ID: 0608.53068
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(86)90090-8
publication date: 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: A twistor-like transform of ten-dimensional supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory is described. It generalizes previous work on \(N=4\) supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in four dimensions. Partial results are obtained concerning a twistorial transform of \(N=1\) supergravity in ten dimensions. The motivation for this work is the possibility that the twistor transform of ten-dimensional supersymmetric field theory is the proper starting point for understanding the geometrical meaning of superstring theory. Developing the twistor transform requires developing the needed tools for coupling a superstring to a background supergravity field; this coupling is described in the last section.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 53C80
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T08
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T60
zbMATH DE Number: 3984085
zbMATH Keywords: string models
zbMATH Keywords: Yang-Mills theory
zbMATH Keywords: twistor transform
zbMATH Keywords: superstring theory
zbMATH Keywords: supergravity
zbMATH Keywords: coupling
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0550-3213(86)90090-8
OpenAlex ID: W2020598189
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author: Edward Witten
published in: Nuclear Physics B
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3984085