scholarly journals Poisson equation for genus two string invariants: a conjecture

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirban Basu
Keyword(s):  
String Theory ◽  
Poisson Equation ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Asymptotic Expansions ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Genus Two

Abstract We consider some string invariants at genus two that appear in the analysis of the D8ℛ4 and D6ℛ5 interactions in type II string theory. We conjecture a Poisson equation involving them and the Kawazumi-Zhang invariant based on their asymptotic expansions around the non-separating node in the moduli space of genus two Riemann surfaces.

scholarly journals Two-loop superstring five-point amplitudes. Part II. Low energy expansion and S-duality

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric D’Hoker ◽  
Carlos R. Mafra ◽  
Boris Pioline ◽  
Oliver Schlotterer
Keyword(s):  
Moduli Space ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Leading Order ◽  
Effective Interactions ◽  
Heterotic String Theory ◽  
Genus Two ◽  
Genus One ◽  
Graph Function ◽  
Point Amplitude

Abstract In an earlier paper, we constructed the genus-two amplitudes for five external massless states in Type II and Heterotic string theory, and showed that the α′ expansion of the Type II amplitude reproduces the corresponding supergravity amplitude to leading order. In this paper, we analyze the effective interactions induced by Type IIB superstrings beyond supergravity, both for U(1)R-preserving amplitudes such as for five gravitons, and for U(1)R-violating amplitudes such as for one dilaton and four gravitons. At each order in α′, the coefficients of the effective interactions are given by integrals over moduli space of genus-two modular graph functions, generalizing those already encountered for four external massless states. To leading and sub-leading orders, the coefficients of the effective interactions D2ℛ5 and D4ℛ5 are found to match those of D4ℛ4 and D6ℛ4, respectively, as required by non-linear supersymmetry. To the next order, a D6ℛ5 effective interaction arises, which is independent of the supersymmetric completion of D8ℛ4, and already arose at genus one. A novel identity on genus-two modular graph functions, which we prove, ensures that up to order D6ℛ5, the five-point amplitudes require only a single new modular graph function in addition to those needed for the four-point amplitude. We check that the supergravity limit of U(1)R-violating amplitudes is free of UV divergences to this order, consistently with the known structure of divergences in Type IIB supergravity. Our results give strong consistency tests on the full five-point amplitude, and pave the way for understanding S-duality beyond the BPS-protected sector.

scholarly journals Two-loop superstring five-point amplitudes. Part I. Construction via chiral splitting and pure spinors

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric D’Hoker ◽  
Carlos R. Mafra ◽  
Boris Pioline ◽  
Oliver Schlotterer
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Pure Spinor ◽  
Perfect Agreement ◽  
Brst Cohomology ◽  
Spinor Formulation ◽  
Compact Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Genus Two

Abstract The full two-loop amplitudes for five massless states in Type II and Heterotic superstrings are constructed in terms of convergent integrals over the genus-two moduli space of compact Riemann surfaces and integrals of Green functions and Abelian differentials on the surface. The construction combines elements from the BRST cohomology of the pure spinor formulation and from chiral splitting with the help of loop momenta and homology invariance. The α′ → 0 limit of the resulting superstring amplitude is shown to be in perfect agreement with the previously known amplitude computed in Type II supergravity. Investigations of the α′ expansion of the Type II amplitude and comparisons with predictions from S-duality are relegated to a first companion paper. A construction from first principles in the RNS formulation of the genus-two amplitude with five external NS states is relegated to a second companion paper.

scholarly journals Integrating simple genus two string invariants over moduli space

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anirban Basu
Keyword(s):  
Linear Combination ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Boundary Integral ◽  
Boundary Term ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Genus Two

Abstract We consider an Sp(4, ℤ) invariant expression involving two factors of the Kawazumi-Zhang (KZ) invariant each of which is a modular graph with one link, and four derivatives on the moduli space of genus two Riemann surfaces. Manipulating it, we show that the integral over moduli space of a linear combination of a modular graph with two links and the square of the KZ invariant reduces to a boundary integral. We also consider an Sp(4, ℤ) invariant expression involving three factors of the KZ invariant and six derivatives on moduli space, from which we deduce that the integral over moduli space of a modular graph with three links reduces to a boundary integral. In both cases, the boundary term is completely determined by the KZ invariant. We show that both the integrals vanish.

ON THE PARTITION FUNCTION OF STRING THEORIES DEFINED ON ALGEBRAIC CURVES

1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (21) ◽  
pp. 5131-5154 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCO FERRARI
Keyword(s):  
Riemann Surface ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Partition Function ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Algebraic Curves ◽  
Bosonic String ◽  
Branch Points ◽  
Bosonic String Theory ◽  
String Theories

In this paper the amplitudes of bosonic string theory on Riemann surfaces are studied taking the branch points as moduli. The case of a general Riemann surface of genus three is completely worked out, constructing the chiral determinants and the propagators. The chiral determinants and the partition function are given explicitly in terms of the moduli and of the parameters of the curve apart from a factor which is essentially a theta constant. The Beilinson-Manin formulae for Riemann surfaces whose moduli space is parametrized by branch points are discussed.

A Primer on Mapping Class Groups (PMS-49)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benson Farb ◽  
Dan Margalit
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Class Group ◽  
Mapping Class ◽  
Torelli Group ◽  
Surface Bundles ◽  
Surface Homeomorphisms ◽  
Low Dimensional

The study of the mapping class group Mod(S) is a classical topic that is experiencing a renaissance. It lies at the juncture of geometry, topology, and group theory. This book explains as many important theorems, examples, and techniques as possible, quickly and directly, while at the same time giving full details and keeping the text nearly self-contained. The book is suitable for graduate students. It begins by explaining the main group-theoretical properties of Mod(S), from finite generation by Dehn twists and low-dimensional homology to the Dehn–Nielsen–Baer–theorem. Along the way, central objects and tools are introduced, such as the Birman exact sequence, the complex of curves, the braid group, the symplectic representation, and the Torelli group. The book then introduces Teichmüller space and its geometry, and uses the action of Mod(S) on it to prove the Nielsen-Thurston classification of surface homeomorphisms. Topics include the topology of the moduli space of Riemann surfaces, the connection with surface bundles, pseudo-Anosov theory, and Thurston's approach to the classification.

scholarly journals SO(3)×U(1) Isometric Instantons with Non-Abelian Hair in Four-Dimensional String Theory

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (25) ◽  
pp. 1847-1858
Author(s):  
Adrián R. Lugo
Keyword(s):  
String Theory ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Dimensional Solution ◽  
Coset Model

We compute the exact effective string vacuum backgrounds of the level k=81/19 SU(2,1)/U(1) coset model. A compact SU(2) isometry present in this seven-dimensional solution allows one to interpret it after compactification as a four-dimensional non-Abelian SU(2) charged instanton with a singular submanifold and an SO(3) × U(1) isometry. The semiclassical backgrounds, solutions of the type II strings, present similar characteristics

scholarly journals The Volume of the Quiver Vortex Moduli Space

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazutoshi Ohta ◽  
Norisuke Sakai
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Target Space ◽  
Contour Integral ◽  
Quiver Gauge Theory ◽  
Volume Formula ◽  
Volume Operator ◽  
Space Volume

Abstract We study the moduli space volume of BPS vortices in quiver gauge theories on compact Riemann surfaces. The existence of BPS vortices imposes constraints on the quiver gauge theories. We show that the moduli space volume is given by a vev of a suitable cohomological operator (volume operator) in a supersymmetric quiver gauge theory, where BPS equations of the vortices are embedded. In the supersymmetric gauge theory, the moduli space volume is exactly evaluated as a contour integral by using the localization. Graph theory is useful to construct the supersymmetric quiver gauge theory and to derive the volume formula. The contour integral formula of the volume (generalization of the Jeffrey-Kirwan residue formula) leads to the Bradlow bounds (upper bounds on the vorticity by the area of the Riemann surface divided by the intrinsic size of the vortex). We give some examples of various quiver gauge theories and discuss properties of the moduli space volume in these theories. Our formula are applied to the volume of the vortex moduli space in the gauged non-linear sigma model with CPN target space, which is obtained by a strong coupling limit of a parent quiver gauge theory. We also discuss a non-Abelian generalization of the quiver gauge theory and “Abelianization” of the volume formula.

scholarly journals Moduli spaces of non-geometric type II/heterotic dual pairs

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoan Gautier ◽  
Dan Israël
Keyword(s):  
Moduli Space ◽  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Duality Group ◽  
Dual Pairs ◽  
Perturbative Correction ◽  
Singularity Structure ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Geometric Type ◽  
Perturbative Corrections

Abstract We study the moduli spaces of heterotic/type II dual pairs in four dimensions with $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 supersymmetry corresponding to non-geometric Calabi-Yau backgrounds on the type II side and to T-fold compactifications on the heterotic side. The vector multiplets moduli space receives perturbative corrections in the heterotic description only, and non- perturbative correction in both descriptions. We derive explicitely the perturbative corrections to the heterotic four-dimensional prepotential, using the knowledge of its singularity structure and of the heterotic perturbative duality group. We also derive the exact hypermultiplets moduli space, that receives corrections neither in the string coupling nor in α′.

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