Geometric transition as a change of polarization

2007/05/31 by Sergio Montanez, Sergio Montañez
Chemistry · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Chemistry #Combinatorics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Duality (order theory) #Mathematics #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #Partition function (quantum field theory) #Physics #Polarization (electrochemistry) #Pure mathematics #Quantum mechanics #String theory #Theoretical physics #Topology (electrical circuits) #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2007/11/035

published as JHEP0711:035,2007 · 20 pages

arxiv created 2007/07/03 · openalex publication_date 2007/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Taking the results of hep-th/0702110 we study the Dijkgraaf-Vafa open/closed topological string duality by considering the wavefunction behavior of the partition function. We find that the geometric transition associated with the duality can be seen as a change of polarization.

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