Published June 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Real symplectic formulation of local special geometry

  • 1. Physics Department, Theory Unit, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland) and INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 40, I-00044 Frascati (Italy)
  • 2. Departament de Fisica Teorica, Universitat de Valencia and IFIC C/Dr. Moliner, 50, E-46100 Burjassot (Valencia) (Spain)

Description

We consider a formulation of local special geometry in terms of Darboux special coordinates PI=(pi,qi), I=1,...,2n. A general formula for the metric is obtained which is manifestly Sp(2n,R) covariant. Unlike the rigid case the metric is not given by the Hessian of the real function S(P) which is the Legendre transform of the imaginary part of the holomorphic prepotential. Rather it is given by an expression that contains S, its Hessian and the conjugate momenta SI=-bar S-bar PI. Only in the one-dimensional case (n=1) is the real (two-dimensional) metric proportional to the Hessian with an appropriate conformal factor

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2006.04.010;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-th/0603111v2;
PII
S0370-2693(06)00447-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
637
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 102-106
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38029216
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COORDINATES; FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; METRICS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.