Topological Gravity as Large N Topological Gauge Theory
| dc.creator | Gopakumar, Rajesh | |
| dc.creator | Vafa, Cumrun | |
| dc.date | 1998-02-03 | |
| dc.date | 1998-02-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:36:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:36:11Z | |
| dc.description | We consider topological closed string theories on Calabi-Yau manifolds which compute superpotential terms in the corresponding compactified type II effective action. In particular, near certain singularities we compare the partition function of this topological theory (the Kodaira-Spencer theory) to $SU(\infty)$ Chern-Simons theory on the vanishing 3-cycle. We find agreement between these theories, which we check explicitly for the case of shrinking $S^3$ and Lens spaces, at the perturbative level. Moreover, the gauge theory has non-perturbative contributions which have a natural interpretation in the Type IIB picture. We provide a heuristic explanation for this agreement as well as suggest further equivalences in other topological gravity/gauge systems. | |
| dc.description | Harvmac, 31 pages (big), references added | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802016 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802016 | |
| dc.identifier | Adv.Theor.Math.Phys.2:413-442,1998 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/198837 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Topological Gravity as Large N Topological Gauge Theory | |
| dc.type | text |