# Monstrous BPS-Algebras and the Superstring Origin of Moonshine

@article{Paquette2016MonstrousBA,
title={Monstrous BPS-Algebras and the Superstring Origin of Moonshine},
author={Natalie M. Paquette and D. Persson and R. Volpato},
journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
year={2016}
}
• Published 2016
• Physics, Mathematics
• arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory
We provide a physics derivation of Monstrous moonshine. We show that the McKay-Thompson series $T_g$, $g\in \mathbb{M}$, can be interpreted as supersymmetric indices counting spacetime BPS-states in certain heterotic string models. The invariance groups of these series arise naturally as spacetime T-duality groups and their genus zero property descends from the behaviour of these heterotic models in suitable decompactification limits. We also show that the space of BPS-states forms a module for… Expand
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