Symmetry Enhancements in String Vacua with 16 Supercharges

Here we list the tables with the maximally enhanced gauge groups realized in the

components of the moduli space of string vacua with 16 supercharges.

9 space-time dimensions:

\((r_+,r_-)\) Charge lattice \( \mathcal{G}\) Singularity Theory Gauge groups
(17,1) \( \Gamma_{1,1}\oplus 2\text{E}_8 \) Heterotic string on \(S^1\) Table
\(\text{(9,1)}\)\(\text{E}_8 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([\text{E}_8]\)\(\text{CHL string}\)Table
\(\text{(1,1)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([\text{D}_{16}]\)\(\text{IIB on DP,}\ C_0 = \frac{1}{2}\)Table
\(\text{(1,1)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([\text{D}_{16} \mathbb{Z}_2]\)\(\text{IIB on DP,}\ C_0 = 0\)Table
\(\text{(1,1)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([2 \text{E}_8]\)\(\text{M on KB}\)Table

8 space-time dimensions:

\((r_+,r_-)\) Charge lattice \( \mathcal{G}\) Singularity Theory Gauge groups
(18,2) \( \Gamma_{2,2}\oplus 2\text{E}_8 \) Heterotic string on \(T^2\) Table
\(\text{(10,2)}\)\(\text{D}_8 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([\text{D}_8]\)\(\text{CHL string ($\mathbb{Z}_2$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(2,2)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([2 \text{D}_8]\)\(\text{IIB on }S^1 \times \text{DP,}\ C_0 = \frac{1}{2}\)Table
\(\text{(2,2)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([2 \text{D}_8 \mathbb{Z}_2]\)\(\text{IIB on }S^1 \times \text{DP,}\ C_0 = 0\)Table

7 space-time dimensions:

\((r_+,r_-)\) Charge lattice \( \mathcal{G}\) Singularity Theory Gauge groups
(19,3) \( \Gamma_{3,3}\oplus 2\text{E}_8 \) Heterotic string on \(T^3\) Table
\(\text{(11,3)}\)\(2 \text{D}_4 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([2 \text{D}_4]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_2}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_2$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(3,3)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{3,3}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([4 \text{D}_4 \mathbb{Z}_2]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{(T^4 \times S^1)'}{\mathbb{Z}_2}\)Table
\(\text{(3,3)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([4 \text{D}_4 \mathbb{Z}_2^2]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_2}\)Table
\(\text{(7,3)}\)\(2 \text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3\)\([2 \text{E}_6]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_3}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_3$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(1,3)}\)\(-\text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(3)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3\)\([3 \text{E}_6]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{(T^4 \times S^1)'}{\mathbb{Z}_3}\)Table
\(\text{(1,3)}\)\(-\text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3\)\([3 \text{E}_6 \mathbb{Z}_3]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_3}\)Table
\(\text{(5,3)}\)\(2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4\)\([2 \text{E}_7]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_4}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_4$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(1,3)}\)\(-2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4\)\([\text{D}_4 \oplus 2 \text{E}_7]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{(T^4 \times S^1)'}{\mathbb{Z}_4}\)Table
\(\text{(1,3)}\)\(-2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4\)\([\text{D}_4 \oplus 2 \text{E}_7 \, | \mathbb{Z}_2]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_4}\)Table
\(\text{(3,3)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{3,3}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_5\)\([2 \text{E}_8]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_5}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_5$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(1,3)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}}-\text{A}_2^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_6\)\([\text{D}_4 \oplus \text{E}_6 \oplus \text{E}_8]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_6}\)Table
\(\text{(3,3)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{3,3}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_6\)\([2 \text{E}_8]\)\(\text{F on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_6}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_6$-triple)}\)Table

6 space-time dimensions:

\((r_+,r_-)\) Charge lattice \( \mathcal{G}\) Singularity Theory Gauge groups
(20,4) \( \Gamma_{4,4}\oplus 2\text{E}_8 \) Heterotic string on \(T^4\) Table
\(\text{(12,4)}\)\(2 \text{D}_4 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([8 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_2}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_2$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(8,4)}\)\(\text{D}_4 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{4,4}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([12 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(8,4)}\)\(4 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^2\)\([12 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^2]\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2\text{-quadruple}\)Table
\(\text{(6,4)}\)\(2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{4,4}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^2\)\([14 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^2]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(6,4)}\)\(2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^3\)\([14 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^3]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(5,4)}\)\(\text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{4,4}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^3\)\([15 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^3]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(5,4)}\)\(\text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^4\)\([15 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^4]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{3,3}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^2\)\([16 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^4]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{4,4}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([16 \text{A}'_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^4]\)\(\text{F on }S^1\times\frac{(T^4 \times S^1)'}{\mathbb{Z}_2}\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2\)\([16 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^5]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_2}\)Table
\(\text{(3,4)}\)\(-\text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^3\)\([17 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^5]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^2\)\([18 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^6]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^2\)\([18 \text{A}'_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^6]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(1,4)}\)\(-3 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2^3\)\([19 \text{A}_1 \mathbb{Z}_2^7]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(8,4)}\)\(2 \text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(3)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3\)\([6 \text{A}_2 \mathbb{Z}_3]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_3}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_3$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{2,2}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(3)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3^2\)\([8 \text{A}_2 \mathbb{Z}_3^2]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-\text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(3)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3\)\([9 \text{A}_2 \mathbb{Z}_3^2]\)\(\text{F on }S^1\times\frac{(T^4 \times S^1)'}{\mathbb{Z}_3}\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-\text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(3)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_3\)\([9 \text{A}_2 \mathbb{Z}_3^3]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_3}\)Table
\(\text{(6,4)}\)\(2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{3,3}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(4)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4\)\([2 \text{A}_1 \oplus 4 \text{A}_3 \, | \mathbb{Z}_4]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_4}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_4$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{2,2}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(4)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2 \mathbb{Z}_4\)\([4 \text{A}_1 \oplus 4 \text{A}_3 \, | \mathbb{Z}_2 \mathbb{Z}_4]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(2)}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(4)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4\)\([6 \text{A}_1 \oplus 4 \text{A}_3 \, | \mathbb{Z}_2 \mathbb{Z}_4]\)\(\text{F on }S^1\times\frac{(T^4 \times S^1)'}{\mathbb{Z}_4}\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-2 \text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(4)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4\)\([6 \text{A}_1 \oplus 4 \text{A}_3 \, | \mathbb{Z}_2^2 \mathbb{Z}_4]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_4}\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{2,2}}-2 \text{A}_1^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_4^2\)\([6 \text{A}_3 \mathbb{Z}_4^2]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{3,3}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(5)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_5\)\([4 \text{A}_4 \mathbb{Z}_5]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_5}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_5$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{1,1}}-\text{A}_2^{\text{(2)}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(6)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_6\)\([5 \text{A}_1 \oplus 4 \text{A}_2 \oplus \text{A}_5 \, | \mathbb{Z}_6]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{T^4 \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_6}\)Table
\(\text{(4,4)}\)\(\Gamma_{\text{3,3}} \oplus \Gamma_{\text{1,1}}^{\text{(6)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_6\)\([2 \text{A}_1 \oplus 2 \text{A}_2 \oplus 2 \text{A}_5 \, | \mathbb{Z}_6]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_6}\text{ ($\mathbb{Z}_6$-triple)}\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-\text{A}_2 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_6\)\([3 \text{A}_1 \oplus 3 \text{A}_5 \, | \mathbb{Z}_6]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-\text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}-\text{A}_1^{\text{(3)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_2 \mathbb{Z}_6\)\([3 \text{A}_1 \oplus 3 \text{A}_5 \, | \mathbb{Z}_2 \mathbb{Z}_6]\)\(?\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(\left(\begin{smallmatrix}-2 & 1 \\ 1 & -4 \end{smallmatrix}\right) \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_7\)\([3 \text{A}_6 \mathbb{Z}_7]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_7}\)Table
\(\text{(2,4)}\)\(-\text{A}_1 \oplus \Gamma_{\text{2,2}}-\text{A}_1^{\text{(2)}}\)\(\mathbb{Z}_8\)\([\text{A}_1 \oplus \text{A}_3 \oplus 2 \text{A}_7 \, | \mathbb{Z}_8]\)\(\text{M on }\frac{\text{K3} \times S^1}{\mathbb{Z}_8}\)Table

We only show the groups with maximal rank.

Simple algebras always have short roots of length 2 except when we write a superscript indicating half of their length.

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Created by Bernardo Fraiman and Hector Parra de Freitas.

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