Towards superconformal and quasi-modular representation of exotic smooth R^4 from superstring theory I

arXiv1207.4602MaRDI QIDQ6234492FDOQ6234492

Authors: Torsten Asselmeyer-Maluga, Jerzy Król 

Publication date: 19 July 2012

Abstract: We show that superconformal $calN=4,2$ algebras are well-suited to represent some invariant constructions characterizing exotic $mathbb{R}^4$ relative to a given radial family. We examine the case of $calN=4,hatc=4$ (at $r=1$ level) superconformal algebra which is realized on flat $mathbb{R}^4$ and curved $S^{3}imesmathbbR$. While the first realization corresponds naturally to standard smooth $mathbb{R}^4$ the second describes the algebraic end of some small exotic smooth $mathbb{R}^4$'s from the radial family of DeMichelis-Freedman and represents the linear dilaton background $SU(2{)}_{k}imesmathbb{R}_Q$ of superstring theory. From the modular properties of the characters of the algebras one derives Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev and Chern-Simons invariants of homology 3-spheres. These invariants are represented rather by false, quasi-modular, Ramanujan mock-type functions. Given the homology 3-spheres one determines exotic smooth structures of Freedman on $S^{3}imesmathbbR$. In this way the fake ends are related to the SCA $calN=4$ characters. The case of the ends of small exotic $mathbb{R}^4$'s is more complicated. One estimates the complexity of exotic $mathbb{R}^4$ by the minimal complexity of some separating from the infinity 3-dimensional submanifold. These separating manifolds can be chosen, in some exotic $mathbb{R}^4$'s, to be homology 3-spheres. The invariants of such homology 3-spheres are, again, obtained from the characters of SCA, $calN=4$. Next we take into account the modification of the algebra of modular forms due to the noncommutativity of the codimension-one foliations of the homology 3-spheres. Then, the modification of modular forms is represented by the Connes-Moscovici construction ...

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