Matter from geometry

Sheldon Katz; Cumrun Vafa

doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00280-0

Matter from geometry

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We provide a local geometric description of how charged matter arises in type IIA, M-theory, or F-theory compactifications on Calabi-Yau manifolds. The basic idea is to deform a higher singularity into a lower one through Cartan deformations which vary over space. The results agree with expectations based on string dualities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	146-154
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	497
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00280-0
State	Published - Jul 21 1997
Externally published	Yes

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