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Jacobi sigma models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-03-16 v4 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We introduce a two-dimensional sigma model associated with a Jacobi manifold. The model is a generalisation of a Poisson sigma model providing a topological open string theory. In the Hamiltonian approach first class constraints are derived, which generate gauge invariance of the model under diffeomorphisms. The reduced phase space is finite-dimensional. By introducing a metric tensor on the target, a non-topological sigma model is obtained, yielding a Polyakov action with metric and B-field, whose target space is a Jacobi manifold.

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@article{arxiv.2007.12543,
  title  = {Jacobi sigma models},
  author = {Francesco Bascone and Franco Pezzella and Patrizia Vitale},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.12543},
  year   = {2021}
}

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22 pages. Latex2e. Corrections added. Reference added

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