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(Non-)commutative closed string on T-dual toroidal backgrounds

In this paper we investigate the connection between (non-)geometry and (non-)commutativity of the closed string. To this end, we solve the classical string on three T-dual toroidal backgrounds: a torus with H-flux, a twisted torus and a non-geometric background with Q-flux. In all three situations w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Andriot, David, Larfors, Magdalena, Lust, Dieter, Patalong, Peter
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2013)021
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1496776
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Sumario:In this paper we investigate the connection between (non-)geometry and (non-)commutativity of the closed string. To this end, we solve the classical string on three T-dual toroidal backgrounds: a torus with H-flux, a twisted torus and a non-geometric background with Q-flux. In all three situations we work under the assumption of a dilute flux and consider quantities to linear order in the flux density. Furthermore, we perform the first steps of a canonical quantization for the twisted torus, to derive commutators of the string expansion modes. We use them as well as T-duality to determine, in the non-geometric background, a commutator of two string coordinates, which turns out to be non-vanishing. We relate this non-commutativity to the closed string boundary conditions, and the non-geometric Q-flux.