Publication details
Topological Sigma Models with H-Flux.
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of High Energy Physics |
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| Citation | |
| Web | eprint |
| Field | Elementary particles and high-energy physics |
| Keywords | topological sigma models; generalized Kähler geometry |
| Description | We investigate the topological theory obtained by twisting the N=(2,2) supersymmetric nonlinear sigma model with target a bihermitian space with torsion. For the special case in which the two complex structures commute, we show that the action is a Q-exact term plus a quasi-topological term. The quasi-topological term is locally given by a closed two-form which corresponds to a flat gerbe-connection and generalises the usual topological term of the A-model. Exponentiating it gives a Wilson surface, which can be regarded as a generalization of a Wilson line. This makes the quantum theory globally well-defined. |
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