Shift orbifolds, decompactification limits, and lattices
Dan Israel, Ilarion V. Melnikov, Yann Proto
SciPost Phys. 20, 039 (2026) · published 10 February 2026
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhys.20.2.039
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Abstract
We describe the general shift orbifold of a Narain CFT and use this to investigate decompactification limits in the heterotic Narain moduli space. We also comment on higher rank theories and describe some applications to the CFT based on the Leech lattice and its shift orbifolds.
Authors / Affiliations: mappings to Contributors and Organizations
See all Organizations.- 1 2 3 Dan Israel,
- 4 Ilarion V. Melnikov,
- 5 Yann Proto
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / French National Centre for Scientific Research [CNRS]
- 2 Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies / Laboratory of Theoretical and High Energy Physics [LPTHE]
- 3 Sorbonne Université / Sorbonne University
- 4 Universidad James Madison / James Madison University [JMU]
- 5 Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn / University of Bonn
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