
Stable singularities in string theory
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Aspinwall, PS; Morrison, DR; Gross, M
Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics
May 1, 1996
We study a topological obstruction of a very stringy nature concerned with deforming the target space of an N = 2 non-linear σ-model. This target space has a singularity which may be smoothed away according to the conventional rules of geometry, but when one studies the associated conformal field theory one sees that such a deformation is not possible without a discontinuous change in some of the correlation functions. This obstruction appears to come from torsion in the homology of the target space (which is seen by deforming the theory by an irrelevant operator). We discuss the link between this phenomenon and orbifolds with discrete torsion as studied by Vafa and Witten.
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Communications in Mathematical Physics
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0010-3616
Publication Date
May 1, 1996
Volume
178
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1
Start / End Page
115 / 134
Related Subject Headings
- Mathematical Physics
- 5107 Particle and high energy physics
- 4904 Pure mathematics
- 4902 Mathematical physics
- 0206 Quantum Physics
- 0105 Mathematical Physics
- 0101 Pure Mathematics
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Aspinwall, P. S., Morrison, D. R., & Gross, M. (1996). Stable singularities in string theory. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 178(1), 115–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02104911
Aspinwall, P. S., D. R. Morrison, and M. Gross. “Stable singularities in string theory.” Communications in Mathematical Physics 178, no. 1 (May 1, 1996): 115–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02104911.
Aspinwall PS, Morrison DR, Gross M. Stable singularities in string theory. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 1996 May 1;178(1):115–34.
Aspinwall, P. S., et al. “Stable singularities in string theory.” Communications in Mathematical Physics, vol. 178, no. 1, May 1996, pp. 115–34. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF02104911.
Aspinwall PS, Morrison DR, Gross M. Stable singularities in string theory. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 1996 May 1;178(1):115–134.

Published In
Communications in Mathematical Physics
DOI
ISSN
0010-3616
Publication Date
May 1, 1996
Volume
178
Issue
1
Start / End Page
115 / 134
Related Subject Headings
- Mathematical Physics
- 5107 Particle and high energy physics
- 4904 Pure mathematics
- 4902 Mathematical physics
- 0206 Quantum Physics
- 0105 Mathematical Physics
- 0101 Pure Mathematics