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Higher derivative type II string effective actions, automorphic forms and E 11

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By dimensionally reducing the ten-dimensional higher derivative type IIA string theory effective action we place constraints on the automorphic forms that appear in the effective action in lower dimensions. We propose a number of properties of such automorphic forms and consider the prospects that E 11 can play a role in the formulation of the higher derivative string theory effective action.

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Gubay, F., West, P. Higher derivative type II string effective actions, automorphic forms and E 11 . J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 12 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2012)012

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