Tao Probing the End of the World
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-08-04 v3
Abstract
We introduce a new type IIB 5-brane description for the E-string theory which is the world-volume theory on the M5-brane probing the end of the world M9-brane. The E-string in the new realization is depicted as spiral 5-branes web equipped with the cyclic structure which is key to uplifting to six dimensions. Utilizing the topological vertex to the 5-brane web configuration enables us to write down a combinatorial formula for the generating function of the E-string elliptic genera, namely the full partition function of topological strings on the local 1/2 K3 surface.
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@article{arxiv.1504.03672,
title = {Tao Probing the End of the World},
author = {Sung-Soo Kim and Masato Taki and Futoshi Yagi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.03672},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
15 figures, 41 pages, v2: minor revision, v3: published version