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Symmetric product orbifolds, i.e. permutation orbifolds of the full symmetric group S n are considered by applying the general techniques of permutation orbifolds. Generating functions for various quantities, e.g. the torus partition functions and the Klein-bottle amplitudes are presented, as well as a simple expression for the discrete torsion coefficients.
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Bantay, P. Symmetric Products, Permutation Orbifolds and Discrete Torsion. Letters in Mathematical Physics 63, 209–218 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024453119772
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