Non-geometric backgrounds in string theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2019-04-17 v3
Abstract
This review provides an introduction to non-geometric backgrounds in string theory. Starting from a discussion of T-duality, geometric and non-geometric torus-fibrations are reviewed, generalised geometry and its relation to non-geometric backgrounds are explained and compactifications of string theory with geometric and non-geometric fluxes are discussed. Furthermore covered are doubled geometry as well as non-commutative and non-associative structures in the context of non-geometric backgrounds.
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@article{arxiv.1811.11203,
title = {Non-geometric backgrounds in string theory},
author = {Erik Plauschinn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.11203},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Published in Physics Reports; 249 pages; v2: references added, new section 3.4, other minor changes; v3: published version, typos fixed