Geometry of String Theory Compactifications

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-47373-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 500 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1449 g

String theory is a leading candidate for the unification of universal forces and matter, and one of its most striking predictions is the existence of small additional dimensions that have escaped detection so far. This book focuses on the geometry of these dimensions, beginning with the basics of the theory, the mathematical properties of spinors, and differential geometry. It further explores advanced techniques at the core of current research, such as G-structures and generalized complex geometry. Many significant classes of solutions to the theory's equations are studied in detail, from special holonomy and Sasaki–Einstein manifolds to their more recent generalizations involving fluxes for form fields. Various explicit examples are discussed, of interest to graduates and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tomasiello, Alessandro

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Hochenergiephysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Teilchenphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Conventions. Preface. Introduction. 1. String theory and supergravity; 2. Spinors; 3. From spinors to forms; 4. Differential geometry; 5. Geometry of forms; 6. Kähler geometry; 7. Ricci-flatness; 8. Vacua and reductions; 9. Minkowski compactifications; 10. The vacuum problem in general; 11. AdS vacua; 12. Frontiers. Bibliography. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Tomasiello, Alessandro
Alessandro Tomasiello is Professor of Physics at the University of Milano-Bicocca. He has held various positions in Harvard University, Stanford University, and École Polytechnique, Paris, during early stages in his career, and has been a plenary speaker at the annual Strings conference several times. His research applies modern mathematical techniques to problems of string theory and modern high-energy physics.