Geometric Symmetries and Topological Terms in F-theory and Field Theory

2016/12/22 by Andreas Kapfer, Kapfer, Andreas
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1612.07672

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Abstract

In this thesis we investigate topological aspects and arithmetic structures in quantum field theory and string theory. Particular focus is put on consistent truncations of supergravity and compactifications of F-theory.

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