Published July 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-geometric string backgrounds and worldsheet algebras

  • 1. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 (United States)

Description

Using worldsheet Hamiltonian methods we derive a charge algebra which generalizes the Courant bracket to include fluxes of general index type. This is achieved by coupling a bi-vector to the usual string Hamiltonian. This bracket is useful to describe so-called non-geometric backgrounds and has been discussed in the mathematics literature by Dmitry Roytenberg.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/07/137

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
07
Journal Issue
2008
Journal Page Range
p. 137
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41058580
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; COUPLING; GEOMETRY; HAMILTONIANS; STRING THEORY; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICS; M-THEORY; QUANTUM OPERATORS; TENSORS