Geometry of Topological Defects of Two-dimensional Sigma Models

Details Geometry of Topological Defects of Two-dimensional Sigma Models Geometry of Topological Defects of Two-dimensional Sigma Models

2010-09-29

arxiv.org/abs/1009.5999v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

21 pages, latex

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A topological defect separating a pair of two-dimensional CFTs is a codimension one interface along which all components of the stress-energy tensor glue continuously. We study topological defects of the bosonic, (0,1)- and (0,2)-supersymmetric sigma models in two dimensions. We find a geometric classification of such defects closely analogous to that of A-branes of symplectic manifolds, with the role of symplectic form played instead by a neutral signature metric. Alternatively, we find a compact description in terms of a generalized metric on the product of the targets. In the (0,1) case, we describe the target space geometry of a bundle in which the fermions along the defect take values. In the (0,2) case, we describe the defects as being simultaneously A-branes and B-branes.

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