Dilogarithms, OPE, and twisted T-duality

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNS258MaRDI QIDQ2878718zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Marco Aldi, Reimundo Heluani

Publication date 5 September 2014

Published in IMRN. International Mathematics Research Notices (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.4280

zbMATH Keywords

dilogarithmsdouble field theorysigma model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Polylogarithms and relations with (K)-theory (11G55) Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) PDEs on Heisenberg groups, Lie groups, Carnot groups, etc. (35R03) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Quantum field theory on lattices (81T25)

Abstract: We study the full sigma model with target the three-dimensional Heisenberg nilmanifold by means of a Hamiltonian formulation of double field theory. We show that the expected T -duality with the sigma model on a torus endowed with H-flux is a manifest symmetry of the theory. We compute correlation functions of scalar fields and show that they exhibit dilogarithmic singularities. We show how the reflection and pentagonal identities of the dilogarithm can be interpreted in terms of correlators with 4 and 5 insertions.

Review text

In the paper the sigma model with the target Heisenberg nil-manifold \(X=\Gamma /\;H(\mathbb{R})\) is studied. Here \(H(\mathbb{R})\) is Heisenberg group, which is a vector space \(\mathbb{R}^3\) endowed with a certain multiplication and \(\Gamma\) is a co-compact lattice. Also another sigma model is considered -- the one with target manifold \(\tilde{X}=\mathbb{Z}^3 / \mathbb{R}^3\) endowed with a non-flat \(U(1)\) gerbe. This model is believed to be \(T\)-dual to the first model.NEWLINENEWLINEIn the paper these models are studied using the double field theory. The authors construct a double torus \(Y\) and identify \(L_2(Y)\) with the space of ground states of both models. From identification one obtains an explicit construction of the hole Hilbert spaces of states of both models. This construction gives an explicit \(T\)-duality isomorphism between two sigma-models. Also this construction endows the Hilbert space with an algebraic structure reminiscent to that of vertex algebra. The authors compute 4-point functions of scalar fields and found out that they contain dilogarithm singularities. It is pointed out how \(n\)-functions naturally reflect the dilogarithm identities.

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