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Fluxes in M-theory on 7-manifolds: G_2-, SU(3)- and SU(2)-structures

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-08-23 v1

Abstract

We consider compactifications of M-theory on 7-manifolds in the presence of 4-form fluxes, which leave at least four supercharges unbroken. Supersymmetric vacua admit G-structures and we discuss the cases of G_2-, SU(3)- as well as SU(2)-structures. We derive the constraints on the fluxes imposed by supersymmetry and determine the flux components that fix the resulting 4-dimensional cosmological constant (i.e. superpotential).

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0406138,
  title  = {Fluxes in M-theory on 7-manifolds: G_2-, SU(3)- and SU(2)-structures},
  author = {Klaus Behrndt and Claus Jeschek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0406138},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

17 pages, contribution for the proceedings of: BW2003 Workshop, 29 Aug. - 02 Sept., 2003 Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia