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Hohm, Olaf; Hull, Chris; Zwiebach, Barton

Generalized metric formulation of double field theory. (English) Zbl 1291.81255

J. High Energy Phys. 2010, No. 8, Paper No. 008, 35 p. (2010).
Summary: The generalized metric is a T-duality covariant symmetric matrix constructed from the metric and two-form gauge field and arises in generalized geometry. We view it here as a metric on the doubled spacetime and use it to give a simple formulation with manifest T-duality of the double field theory that describes the massless sector of closed strings. The gauge transformations are written in terms of a generalized Lie derivative whose commutator algebra is defined by a double field theory extension of the Courant bracket.

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MSC:

81T13 Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory
81T30 String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory
81R05 Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations
83C20 Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory
81R15 Operator algebra methods applied to problems in quantum theory

Keywords:

gauge symmetry; space-time symmetries; global symmetries; string duality
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