Matrix Description of Calabi-Yau Compactifications

Journal Article · Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1998 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2996· OSTI ID:599156

Kachru, S ^[1]; Lawrence, A ^[2]; Silverstein, E ^[3]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, and Theoretical Physics Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
2. Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
3. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309 (United States)

We point out that the matrix description of M theory compactified on Calabi-Yau threefolds is in many respects simpler than the matrix description of a T{sup 6} compactification. This is largely because of the differences between D6-branes wrapped on Calabi-Yau threefolds and D6-branes wrapped on six-tori. In particular, if we define the matrix theory following the prescription on Sen and Seiberg, we find that the remaining degrees of freedom are decoupled from gravity. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098; AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 599156
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 80; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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