Published November 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

On the non-commutative geometry of topological D-branes

  • 1. Department of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 (Ireland)

Description

This is a noncommutative-geometric study of the semiclassical dynamics of finite topological D-brane systems. Starting from the formulation in terms of A∞ categories, I show that such systems can be described by the noncommutative symplectic supergeometry of Z2-graded quivers, and give a synthetic formulation of the boundary part of the generalized WDVV equations. In particular, a faithful generating function for integrated correlators on the disk can be constructed as a linear combination of quiver necklaces, i.e. a function on the noncommutative symplectic superspace defined by the quiver's path algebra. This point of view allows one to construct extended moduli spaces of topological D-brane systems as non-commutative algebraic 'superschemes'. They arise by imposing further relations on a Z2-graded version of the quiver's preprojective algebra, and passing to the subalgebra preserved by a natural group of symmetries

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1126-6708/2005/i=11/a=032/jhep112005032.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
2005
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 032
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37051844
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; COMMUTATION RELATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION; SYMMETRY; TOPOLOGY
Descriptors DEC
APPROXIMATIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICS