Orientifold Limit of F-theory Vacua
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-09-15 v2
Abstract
We show how an F-theory compactified on a Calabi-Yau (n+1)-fold in appropriate weak coupling limit reduces formally to an orientifold of type IIB theory compactified on an auxiliary complex n-fold. In some cases (but not always) if the original (n+1)-fold is singular, then the auxiliary n-fold is also singular. We illustrate this by analysing F-theory on elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau 3-folds on base .
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9702165,
title = {Orientifold Limit of F-theory Vacua},
author = {Ashoke Sen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9702165},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
LaTeX file, 11 pages, additional argument for Calabi-Yau nature of the auxiliary manifold, one extra reference