PIRSA:05030077

Supergravity Backgrounds from Generalized Calabi-Yau Manifolds (Part 1)

Graña, M. (2005). Supergravity Backgrounds from Generalized Calabi-Yau Manifolds (Part 1). Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/05030077

Graña, Mariana. Supergravity Backgrounds from Generalized Calabi-Yau Manifolds (Part 1). Perimeter Institute, Mar. 01, 2005, https://pirsa.org/05030077 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:05030077,
            doi = {},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/05030077},
            author = {Gra{\~n}a, Mariana},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Supergravity Backgrounds from Generalized Calabi-Yau Manifolds (Part 1)},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2005},
            month = {mar},
            note = {PIRSA:05030077 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Mariana Graña CEA Saclay

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Abstract

We will see how generalized Calabi-Yau manifolds as defined by Hitchin emerge from supersymmetry equations in type II theories. In the first lecture, we will review the formalism of G-structures, which is central in the context of compactification with fluxes. In the second lecture we will see how (twisted) generalized Calabi-Yau manifolds emerge from supersymmetry equations using SU(3) structure. In the last lecture, we will discuss special features about compactifications on Generalized Calabi-Yau's.