dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Cavalcanti, G. R. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Vandoren, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Leer Durán, J.L. van der | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-17T17:01:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-17 | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-17T17:01:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/13878 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this thesis we look at a physical model that consists of maps from a surface to a compact manifold M. After introducing the concept of supersymmetry in two dimensions, we discuss what kind of structure is needed on M in order for this model to have supersymmetric representations on it. These structures are naturally described by a field in mathematics known as Generalized Complex Geometry, which includes complex and symplectic geometry as special cases. We review the topological twist in the presence of flux, which is a procedure to obtain out of these sigma-models so-called topological theories. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Supersymmetric Sigma Models and Generalized Complex Geometry | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | supersymmetry, sigma models, B-field, flux, topological twist, generalized complex geometry, bi-hermitian structures, generalized Kähler structures | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Theoretical Physics | |