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T-duality in rational homotopy theory via $L_\infty$-algebras

Mathematical Physics 2018-09-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Algebraic Topology K-Theory and Homology math.MP

Abstract

We combine Sullivan models from rational homotopy theory with Stasheff's LL_\infty-algebras to describe a duality in string theory. Namely, what in string theory is known as topological T-duality between K0K^0-cocycles in type IIA string theory and K1K^1-cocycles in type IIB string theory, or as Hori's formula, can be recognized as a Fourier-Mukai transform between twisted cohomologies when looked through the lenses of rational homotopy theory. We show this as an example of topological T-duality in rational homotopy theory, which in turn can be completely formulated in terms of morphisms of LL_\infty-algebras.

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@article{arxiv.1712.00758,
  title  = {T-duality in rational homotopy theory via $L_\infty$-algebras},
  author = {Domenico Fiorenza and Hisham Sati and Urs Schreiber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.00758},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

A few inaccuracies fixed and one example added; 24 pages