Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2004-01-23
Commun.Math.Phys. 253 (2005) 705-721
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
16 pages, Latex2e, 1 figure
Scientific paper
10.1007/s00220-004-1159-7
It is known that the T-dual of a circle bundle with H-flux (given by a Neveu-Schwarz 3-form) is the T-dual circle bundle with dual H-flux. However, it is also known that torus bundles with H-flux do not necessarily have a T-dual which is a torus bundle. A big puzzle has been to explain these mysterious "missing T-duals.'' Here we show that this problem is resolved using noncommutative topology. It turns out that every principal 2-torus-bundle with H-flux does indeed have a T-dual, but in the missing cases (which we characterize), the T-dual is non-classical and is a bundle of noncommutative tori. The duality comes with an isomorphism of twisted K-theories, just as in the classical case. The isomorphism of twisted cohomology which one gets in the classical case is replaced by an isomorphism of twisted cyclic homology.
Mathai Varghese
Rosenberg Jonathan
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