Special Geometry and Mirror Symmetry for Open String Backgrounds with N=1 Supersymmetry

dc.creatorLerche, Wolfgang
dc.date2003-12-31
dc.date2004-07-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:16:26Z
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dc.descriptionWe review an approach for computing non-perturbative, exact superpotentials for Type II strings compactified on Calabi-Yau manifolds, with extra fluxes and D-branes on top. The method is based on an open string generalization of mirror symmetry, and takes care of the relevant sphere and disk instanton contributions. We formulate a framework based on relative (co)homology that uniformly treats the flux and brane sectors on a similar footing. However, one important difference is that the brane induced potentials are of much larger functional diversity than the flux induced ones, which have a hidden N=2 structure and depend only on the bulk geometry. This introductory lecture is meant for an audience unfamiliar with mirror symmetry.
dc.descriptionlatex, 35p, 2 figs, refs added; brief comments about duality to fourfolds added in the concluding section
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312326
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312326
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52352
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleSpecial Geometry and Mirror Symmetry for Open String Backgrounds with N=1 Supersymmetry
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