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The geometry of pure spinor space

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-03 v3

Abstract

We investigate the complex geometry of D=10 pure spinor space. The K\"ahler structure and the corresponding metric giving rise to the desired Calabi-Yau property are determined, and an explicit covariant expression for the Laplacian is given. The metric is not that of a cone obtained by embedding pure spinor space in a flat space of unconstrained spinors. Some directions for future studies, concerning regularisation and generalisation to eleven dimensions, are briefly discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1111.1932,
  title  = {The geometry of pure spinor space},
  author = {Martin Cederwall},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.1932},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pp., plain tex. v2: refs. added. v3: minor corrections

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