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Generalized Kahler geometry

Differential Geometry 2010-07-21 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Algebraic Geometry Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

Generalized Kahler geometry is the natural analogue of Kahler geometry, in the context of generalized complex geometry. Just as we may require a complex structure to be compatible with a Riemannian metric in a way which gives rise to a symplectic form, we may require a generalized complex structure to be compatible with a metric so that it defines a second generalized complex structure. We explore the fundamental aspects of this geometry, including its equivalence with the bi-Hermitian geometry on the target of a 2-dimensional sigma model with (2,2) supersymmetry, as well as the relation to holomorphic Dirac geometry and the resulting derived deformation theory. We also explore the analogy between pre-quantum line bundles and gerbes in the context of generalized Kahler geometry.

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@article{arxiv.1007.3485,
  title  = {Generalized Kahler geometry},
  author = {Marco Gualtieri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.3485},
  year   = {2010}
}

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45 pages

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