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Lectures on nongeometric flux compactifications

Brian Wecht

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These notes present a pedagogical review of nongeometric flux compactifications. We begin by reviewing well-known geometric flux compactifications in Type II string theory, and argue that one must include nongeometric 'fluxes' in order to have a superpotential which is invariant under T-duality. Additionally, we discuss some elementary aspects of the worldsheet description of nongeometric backgrounds. This review is based on lectures given at the 2007 RTN Winter School at CERN.


PACS

11.25.Mj Compactification and four-dimensional models

02.40.-k Geometry, differential geometry, and topology

04.65.+e Supergravity

MSC

83E50 Supergravity

83E30 String and superstring theories (See also 81T30)

Subjects

Mathematical physics

Gravitation and cosmology

Particle physics and field theory

Dates

Issue 21 (7 November 2007)

Received 30 June 2007

Published 15 October 2007



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