Geometry of compact complex homogeneous spaces with vanishing first Chern class

TL;DR

This paper characterizes compact complex homogeneous spaces with zero first Chern class, showing they admit homogeneous Calabi-Yau with torsion structures, and provides classifications, examples, and applications in string theory.

Contribution

It proves the existence of Calabi-Yau with torsion structures on these spaces and classifies such spaces in three dimensions, including explicit examples and cohomology calculations.

Findings

Existence of homogeneous Calabi-Yau with torsion structures on these spaces

Classification of such spaces among homogeneous C-spaces in 3D

Infinite examples in 14D with identical Hodge numbers and torsional Chern classes

Abstract

We prove that any compact complex homogeneous space with vanishing first Chern class after an appropriate deformation of the complex structure admits a homogeneous Calabi-Yau with torsion structure, provided that it also has an invariant volume form. A description of such spaces among the homogeneous C-spaces is given as well as many examples and a classification in the 3-dimensional case. We calculate the cohomology ring of some of the examples and show that in dimension 14 there are infinitely many simply-connected spaces with the same Hodge numbers and torsional Chern classes admitting such structure. We provide also an example solving the Strominger's equations in heterotic string theory.