Generalised holonomy for higher-order corrections to supersymmetric backgrounds in string and M-theory

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2006.01.042zbMATH Open1214.81225arXivhep-th/0509057OpenAlexW2005714619WikidataQ58665016 ScholiaQ58665016MaRDI QIDQ879780FDOQ879780

Authors: Hong Lü, Christopher N. Pope, Kellogg Stelle 

Publication date: 10 May 2007

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The notion of {it generalised structure groups} and {it generalised holonomy groups} has been introduced in supergravity, in order to discuss the spinor rotations generated by commutators of supercovariant derivatives when non-vanishing form fields are included, with their associated gamma-matrix structures that go beyond the usual Gamma_{MN} of the Riemannian connection. In this paper we investigate the generalisations to the usual Riemannian structure and holonomy groups that result from the inclusion of higher-order string or M-theory corrections in the supercovariant derivative. Even in the absence of background form fields, these corrections introduce additional terms Gamma_{M_1... M_6} in the supercovariant connection, and hence they lead to enlarged structure and holonomy groups. In some cases, the corrected equations of motion force form fields to become non-zero too, which can further enlarge the groups. Our investigation focuses on the generalised structure and holonomy groups in the transverse spaces K_n of (Minkowski) imes K_n backgrounds for n=6, 7, 8 and 10, and shows how the generalised holonomies allow the continued existence of supersymmetric backgrounds even though the usual Riemannian special holonomy is destroyed by the inclusion of the string or M-theory corrections.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0509057

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zbMATH Keywords

generalized holonomy groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29) Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences (53C80) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60)

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