Non-Riemannian geometry of M-theory

Autor: David S. Berman, Chris D. A. Blair, Ray Otsuki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol 2019, Iss 7, Pp 1-53 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1029-8479
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2019)175
Popis: Abstract We construct a background for M-theory that is moduli free. This background is then shown to be related to a topological phase of the E8(8) exceptional field theory (ExFT). The key ingredient in the construction is the embedding of non-Riemannian geometry in ExFT. This allows one to describe non-relativistic geometries, such as Newton-Cartan or Gomis-Ooguri-type limits, using the ExFT framework originally developed to describe maximal supergravity. This generalises previous work by Morand and Park in the context of double field theory.
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