On α′-effects from D-branes in 4d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1

In this work we study type IIB Calabi-Yau orientifold compactifications in the presence of space-time filling D7-branes and O7-planes. In particular, we conclude that α′2gs-corrections to their DBI actions lead to a modification of the four-dimensional $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 Kähler potential and coordinates. We focus on the one-modulus case of the geometric background i.e. h1,1 = 1 where we find that the α′2gs-correction is of topological nature. It depends on the first Chern form of the four-cycle of the Calabi-Yau orientifold which is wrapped by the D7-branes and O7-plane. This is in agreement with our previous F-theory analysis and provides further evidence for a potential breaking of the no-scale structure at order α′2gs. Corrected background solutions for the dilaton, the warp-factor as well as the internal space metric are derived. Additionally, we briefly discuss α′-corrections from other Dp-branes.

Bounded properties of curvatures of perturbed Ricci metric on curve moduli

As is well-known, the Weil–Petersson metric ωWP on the moduli space ℳg has negative Ricci curvature. Hence, its negative first Chern form defines the so-called Ricci metric ωτ. Their combination [Formula: see text], C > 0, introduced by Liu–Sun–Yau, is called the perturbed Ricci metric. It is a complete Kähler metric with finite volume. Furthermore, it has bounded geometry. In this paper, we investigate the finiteness of this new metric from another point of view. More precisely, we will prove in the thick part of ℳg, the holomorphic bisectional curvature of [Formula: see text] is bounded by a constant depending only on the thick constant and C0 when C ≥ (3g - 3)C0, but not on the genus g.

Normal functions and the height of Gross-Schoen cycles

We prove a variant of a formula due to Zhang relating the Beilinson– Bloch height of the Gross–Schoen cycle on a pointed curve with the self-intersection of its relative dualizing sheaf. In our approach, the height of the Gross–Schoen cycle occurs as the degree of a suitable Bloch line bundle. We show that the Chern form of this line bundle is nonnegative, and we calculate its class in the Picard group of the moduli space of pointed stable curves of compact type. The basic tools are normal functions and biextensions associated to the cohomology of the universal Jacobian.

Normal functions and the height of Gross-Schoen cycles

We prove a variant of a formula due to Zhang relating the Beilinson– Bloch height of the Gross–Schoen cycle on a pointed curve with the self-intersection of its relative dualizing sheaf. In our approach, the height of the Gross–Schoen cycle occurs as the degree of a suitable Bloch line bundle. We show that the Chern form of this line bundle is nonnegative, and we calculate its class in the Picard group of the moduli space of pointed stable curves of compact type. The basic tools are normal functions and biextensions associated to the cohomology of the universal Jacobian.

A generalized Poincaré-Lelong formula

We prove a generalization of the classical Poincaré-Lelong formula. Given a holomorphic section $f$, with zero set $Z$, of a Hermitian vector bundle $E\to X$, let $S$ be the line bundle over $X\setminus Z$ spanned by $f$ and let $Q=E/S$. Then the Chern form $c(D_Q)$ is locally integrable and closed in $X$ and there is a current $W$ such that ${dd}^cW=c(D_E)-c(D_Q)-M,$ where $M$ is a current with support on $Z$. In particular, the top Bott-Chern class is represented by a current with support on $Z$. We discuss positivity of these currents, and we also reveal a close relation with principal value and residue currents of Cauchy-Fantappiè-Leray type.

INNER STRUCTURE OF GAUSS–BONNET–CHERN THEOREM AND THE MORSE THEORY

We define a new one-form HA based on the second fundamental tensor [Formula: see text], the Gauss–Bonnet–Chern form can be novelly expressed with this one-form. Using the ϕ-mapping theory we find that the Gauss–Bonnet–Chern density can be expressed in terms of the δ-function δ(ϕ) and the relationship between the Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem and Hopf–Poincaré theorem is given straightforwardly. The topological current of the Gauss–Bonnet–Chern theorem and its topological structure are discussed in details. At last, the Morse theory formula of the Euler characteristic is generalized.