Published May 1, 2005
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Journal article
On topological F-theory
- 1. Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, Randall Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120 (United States)
- 2. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, 1018 XE Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Description
We consider the construction of a topological version of F-theory on a particular Spin(7) 8-manifold which is a Calabi-Yau 3-fold times a 2-torus. We write an action for this theory in eight dimensions and reduce it to lower dimensions using Hitchin's gradient flow method. A symmetry of the eight-dimensional theory which follows from modular transformations of the torus induces duality transformations of the variables of the topological A- and B-models. We also consider target space form actions in the presence of background fluxes in six dimensions
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1126-6708/2005/i=05/a=021/jhep052005021.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 2005
- Journal Issue
- 05
- Journal Page Range
- p. 021
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36096483
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTION INTEGRAL; DUALITY; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SMOOTH MANIFOLDS; SPACE; SPIN; SYMMETRY; TOPOLOGY; TRANSFORMATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FIELD THEORIES; INTEGRALS; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES