Topological strings in generalized complex space (Q2470925)

The paper presents a topological sigma-model that depends only on a generalized complex structure of the target space (a generalized Calabi-Yau space). The formalism of \textit{M. Alexandrov, A. Schwarz, O. Zaboronsky} and \textit{M. Kontsevich} [Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 12, No.~7, 1405--1429 (1997; Zbl 1073.81655)], which is based on the Batalin-Vilkovisky construction, is employed. A study of the closed sector at the tree level without instanton corrections reproduces the observables and correlation functions found by \textit{S. Barannikov} and \textit{M. Kontsevich} [Int. Math. Res. Not. 1998, No.~4, 201--215 (1998; Zbl 0914.58004)] and \textit{Y. Li} [On deformations of generalized complex structures: the generalized Calabi-Yau case,\url{arXiv:hep-th/0508030v2})], identifies the extended moduli space and yields the familiar action of the twisted N=2 conformal field theory after gauge fixing. In the open sector a generalized complex structure represented by an ordinary complex structure and a holomorphic Poisson bivector is considered, whereby the product in the algebra of open strings is deformed into the non-commutative Kontsevich *-product.