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Compactification of Superstring Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-11-01 v1

Abstract

We give a mathematical perspective on string compactifications. Submitted as a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics.

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@article{arxiv.2310.20118,
  title  = {Compactification of Superstring Theory},
  author = {Michael R. Douglas and Liam McAllister},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.20118},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

27 pages. Chapter prepared for the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics 2nd edition

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