Topological M-theory as unification of form theories of gravity

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2005.V9.N4.A5zbMATH Open1129.81066arXivhep-th/0411073OpenAlexW2147751369MaRDI QIDQ2642828FDOQ2642828

Authors: Sergei Gukov, Andrew Neitzke, Cumrun Vafa, Robbert Dijkgraaf 

Publication date: 5 September 2007

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We introduce a notion of topological M-theory and argue that it provides a unification of form theories of gravity in various dimensions. Its classical solutions involve G_2 holonomy metrics on 7-manifolds, obtained from a topological action for a 3-form gauge field introduced by Hitchin. We show that by reductions of this 7-dimensional theory one can classically obtain 6-dimensional topological A and B models, the self-dual sector of loop quantum gravity in 4 dimensions, and Chern-Simons gravity in 3 dimensions. We also find that the 7-dimensional M-theory perspective sheds some light on the fact that the topological string partition function is a wavefunction, as well as on S-duality between the A and B models. The degrees of freedom of the A and B models appear as conjugate variables in the 7-dimensional theory. Finally, from the topological M-theory perspective we find hints of an intriguing holographic link between non-supersymmetric Yang-Mills in 4 dimensions and A model topological strings on twistor space.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0411073

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

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