The Mathematics of Fivebranes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-09-25 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Abstract
Fivebranes are non-perturbative objects in string theory that generalize two-dimensional conformal field theory and relate such diverse subjects as moduli spaces of vector bundles on surfaces, automorphic forms, elliptic genera, the geometry of Calabi-Yau threefolds, and generalized Kac-Moody algebras.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9810157,
title = {The Mathematics of Fivebranes},
author = {R. Dijkgraaf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9810157},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 2 figures, Lecture at ICM'98