2007/08/29 by Brian Wecht · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/24/21/s03
published as Class.Quant.Grav.24:S773-S794,2007 · 31 pages, JHEP3
arxiv created 2007/08/29 · openalex publication_date 2007/10/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
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.