Local descriptions of the heterotic SU(3) moduli space
Abstract
The heterotic system, also known as the Hull--Strominger system, arises from compactifications of heterotic string theory to six dimensions. This paper investigates the local structure of the moduli space of solutions to this system on a compact 6-manifold , using a vector bundle , where is the classical gauge bundle arising in the system. We establish that the moduli space has an expected dimension of zero. We achieve this by studying the deformation complex associated to a differential operator , which emulates a holomorphic structure on , and demonstrating an isomorphism between the two cohomology groups which govern the infinitesimal deformations and obstructions in the deformation theory for the system. We also provide a Dolbeault-type theorem linking these cohomology groups to \v{C}ech cohomology, a result which might be of independent interest, as well as potentially valuable for future research.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2409.04382,
title = {Local descriptions of the heterotic SU(3) moduli space},
author = {Hannah de Lázari and Jason D. Lotay and Henrique Sá Earp and Eirik Eik Svanes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.04382},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
v2: 34 pages, expanded introduction, example added, references updated; v3: 35 pages, new statement of the main theorem, remarks and references added, minor corrections, accepted in Comm. Math. Phys