Infinite-dimensional algebras in dimensionally reduced string theory
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effectivelagrangiansreduceddimensionalgroupssigma-modelsstringthere
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We examine 4-dimensional string backgrounds compactified over a two torus. There exist two alternative effective Lagrangians containing each two $SL(2)/U(1)$ sigma-models. Two of these sigma-models are the complex and the K\"ahler structures on the torus. The effective Lagrangians are invariant under two different $O(2,2)$ groups and by the successive applications of these groups the affine $\widehat{O}(2,2)$ Kac-Moody is emerged. The latter has also a non-zero central term which generates constant Weyl rescalings of the reduced 2-dimensional background. In addition, there exists a number of discrete symmetries relating the field content of the reduced effective Lagrangians.
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