Published June 1, 2006
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Journal article
Real symplectic formulation of local special geometry
Creators
- 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
Additional details
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
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.