Twistorial topological strings and a \({tt}^*\) geometry for \(\mathcal{N} = 2\) theories in \(4d\)

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DOI10.4310/ATMP.2016.v20.n2.a1zbMath1355.81120arXiv1412.4793MaRDI QIDQ344404

Andrew Neitzke, Sergio Cecotti, Cumrun Vafa

Publication date: 22 November 2016

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.4793


81T60: Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics

81T30: String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory

81R25: Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory

81T45: Topological field theories in quantum mechanics

14D21: Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory)

35Q15: Riemann-Hilbert problems in context of PDEs


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