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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}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures, Lecture at ICM'98