Li, Yi (2005) Topological sigma models and generalized geometries. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262005-154458
We study the relation between topological sigma models and generalized geometries. The existence conditions for the most general type of topological sigma models obtained from twisting the N=(2,2) supersymmetric sigma model are investigated, and are found to be related to twisted generalized Calabi-Yau structures. The properties of these topological sigma models are analyzed in detail. The observables are shown to be described by the cohomology of a Lie algebroid, which is intrinsically associated with the twisted generalized Calabi-Yau structure. The Frobenius structure on the space of states and the effects of instantons are analyzed. We also study D-branes in these topological sigma models, and demonstrate that they also admit descriptions in terms of generalized geometries.
|Item Type:||Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))|
|Subject Keywords:||D-brane; differential geometry; generalized geometry; sigma model; topological field theory|
|Degree Grantor:||California Institute of Technology|
|Division:||Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy|
|Thesis Availability:||Public (worldwide access)|
|Defense Date:||18 May 2005|
|Author Email:||yili (AT) theory.caltech.edu|
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|Deposited On:||02 Jun 2005|
|Last Modified:||26 Dec 2012 02:46|
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