Topological strings and integrable hierarchies (Q818627)

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Topological strings and integrable hierarchies
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    Topological strings and integrable hierarchies (English)
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    21 March 2006
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    The simplest string theories are topological and come in two basic varieties known as the A- and B-model. They are of interest because they provide access to many deep phenomena of string theory such as large N transitions that encode the connection between gauge theory and geometry. The paper studies the topological B-model on a special class of non-compact Calabi-Yau threefolds and develops various techniques to solve it completely. In particular it shows how to solve for the amplitudes by using \(\mathcal{W}\)-algebra symmetries which encode the symmetries of holomorphic diffeomorphisms of the Calabi-Yau space. In the highly effective fermionic/brane formulation this leads to a free fermion description of the amplitudes. By these techniques a unified picture connecting non-critical (super)strings, integrable manifolds and various matrix models emerges. In particular the ordinary matrix model, the double scaling limit of matrix models, and the Kontsevich-like matrix model are all shown to be related and to arise from studying branes in specific Calabi-Yau manifolds. Furthermore an A-model topological string on \(\mathbb {P}^1\) and local toric threefolds (and in particular the topological vertex) are realized and solved as B-model string amplitudes on a Calabi-Yau threefold.
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    Topological strings
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    Calabi-Yau geometries
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    matrix models
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    integrable hierarchies
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