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Duality orbits of non-geometric fluxes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2012-10-31 v2

Abstract

Compactifications in duality covariant constructions such as generalised geometry and double field theory have proven to be suitable frameworks to reproduce gauged supergravities containing non-geometric fluxes. However, it is a priori unclear whether these approaches only provide a reformulation of old results, or also contain new physics. To address this question, we classify the T- and U-duality orbits of gaugings of (half-)maximal supergravities in dimensions seven and higher. It turns out that all orbits have a geometric supergravity origin in the maximal case, while there are non-geometric orbits in the half-maximal case. We show how the latter are obtained from compactifications of double field theory.

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@article{arxiv.1203.6562,
  title  = {Duality orbits of non-geometric fluxes},
  author = {G. Dibitetto and J. J. Fernandez-Melgarejo and D. Marques and D. Roest},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.6562},
  year   = {2012}
}

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39 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables; v2: refs added, published version