Exceptional Algebroids and Type IIB Superstrings

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Abstract: In this note we study exceptional algebroids, focusing on their relation to type IIB superstring theory. We show that a IIB-exact exceptional algebroid (corresponding to the group En(n)imesmathbbR+, for nle6) locally has a standard form given by the exceptional tangent bundle. We derive possible twists, given by a flat mathfrakgl(2,mathbbR)-connection, a covariantly closed pair of 3-forms, and a 5-form, and comment on their physical interpretation. Using this analysis we reduce the search for Leibniz parallelisable spaces, and hence maximally supersymmetric consistent truncations, to a simple algebraic problem. We show that the exceptional algebroid perspective also gives a simple description of Poisson-Lie U-duality without spectators and hence of generalised Yang-Baxter deformations.












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