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Double Field Theory: A Pedagogical Review

Gerardo Aldazabal
(
- Centro Atomico Bariloche and
- Balseiro Inst., San Carlos de Bariloche
)
,
Diego Marques
(
- Buenos Aires, IAFE
)
,
Carmen Nunez
(
- Buenos Aires U. and
- Buenos Aires, IAFE
)

May 8, 2013

66 pages

Published in:

Class.Quant.Grav. 30 (2013) 163001

Published: Jul 18, 2013

e-Print:

1305.1907 [hep-th]

DOI:

10.1088/0264-9381/30/16/163001

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Double field theory (DFT) is a proposal to incorporate T-duality, a distinctive symmetry of string theory, as a symmetry of a field theory defined on a double configuration space. The aim of this review is to provide a pedagogical presentation of DFT and its applications. We first introduce some basic ideas on T-duality and supergravity in order to proceed to the construction of generalized diffeomorphisms and an invariant action on the double space. Steps towards the construction of a geometry on the double space are discussed. We then address generalized Scherk–Schwarz compactifications of DFT and their connection to gauged supergravity and flux compactifications. We also discuss U-duality extensions and present a brief parcours on worldsheet approaches to DFT. Finally, we provide a summary of other developments and applications that are not discussed in detail in the review.

Note:

121 pages, invited review for Class. Quantum Grav; v2: Updated references

11.25.−w
11.10.Kk
compactification: flux
double field theory
supergravity
T-duality
diffeomorphism
string model
U-duality
geometry

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