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On the space-time content of Liouville-type theories

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An analysis of the space-time content of the Liouville-type field theories (LFT) is presented. The origin and significance of D=2, D=26 and, respectively, D=10 are rigorously explained and connections between LFT, octonionic algebra and N=8 D=4 supergravity are derived. As byproducts, new approaches to (justification of) internal symmetries and, respectively, implementation of the Kaluza-Klein idea (i.e., ‘physics from higher dimensions’) are suggested.

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Tataru-Mihai, P. On the space-time content of Liouville-type theories. Lett Math Phys 7, 415–420 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398763

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