2002/10/15 by Marcos Marino, Marino, Marcos
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #hep-th #math.AG #math.GT
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/0210145
69 pages, 13 figures, LaTeX, reference added, typos corrected. To appear in the Proceedings of the meeting of theoretical physicists and mathematicians held at Strasbourg, May 2002
arxiv created 2003/12/18 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We review the string/gauge theory duality relating Chern-Simons theory and topological strings on noncompact Calabi-Yau manifolds, as well as its mathematical implications for knot invariants and enumerative geometry.