A class of string backgrounds as a semiclassical limit of WZW models

D. I. Olive; E. Rabinovici; A. Schwimmer

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(94)90257-7

A class of string backgrounds as a semiclassical limit of WZW models

D. I. Olive^*
, E. Rabinovici
, A. Schwimmer

^*Corresponding author for this work

Racah Institute of Physics

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A class of string backgrounds associated with non semi-simple groups is obtained as a special large level limit of ordinary WZW models. The models have an integer Virasoro central charge and they include recently studied by Nappi and Witten.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	361-364
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	321
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(94)90257-7
State	Published - 3 Feb 1994

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