In the Realm of the Geometric Transitions
Abstract
We complete the duality cycle by constructing the geometric transition duals in the type IIB, type I and heterotic theories. We show that in the type IIB theory the background on the closed string side is a Kahler deformed conifold, as expected, even though the mirror type IIA backgrounds are non-Kahler (both before and after the transition). On the other hand, the Type I and heterotic backgrounds are non-Kahler. Therefore, on the heterotic side these backgrounds give rise to new torsional manifolds that have not been studied before. We show the consistency of these backgrounds by verifying the torsional equation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0408192,
title = {In the Realm of the Geometric Transitions},
author = {Stephon Alexander and Katrin Becker and Melanie Becker and Keshav Dasgupta and Anke Knauf and Radu Tatar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0408192},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
60 pages, 2 .eps figures, Harvmac; v2: Minor typos corrected and references added; v3: Some more typos corrected. Final version to appear in Nucl. Phys. B