Matter From Geometry
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-04-06 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
We provide a local geometric description of how charged matter arises in type IIA, M-theory, or F-theory compactifications on Calabi-Yau manifolds. The basic idea is to deform a higher singularity into a lower one through Cartan deformations which vary over space. The results agree with expectations based on string dualities.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9606086,
title = {Matter From Geometry},
author = {Sheldon Katz and Cumrun Vafa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9606086},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
11 pages, Harvmac (b) mode