Topological strings and their physical applications

Details Topological strings and their physical applications Topological strings and their physical applications

2004-10-16

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0410178v2

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

82 pages, 20 figures, LaTeX; v2: small corrections, added brief discussion of topological M-theory

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We give an introductory review of topological strings and their application to various aspects of superstrings and supersymmetric gauge theories. This review includes developing the necessary mathematical background for topological strings, such as the notions of Calabi-Yau manifold and toric geometry, as well as physical methods developed for solving them, such as mirror symmetry, large N dualities, the topological vertex and quantum foam. In addition, we discuss applications of topological strings to N=1,2 supersymmetric gauge theories in 4 dimensions as well as to BPS black hole entropy in 4 and 5 dimensions. (These are notes from lectures given by the second author at the 2004 Simons Workshop in Mathematics and Physics.)

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