Geometric Transitions, Non-Kahler Geometries and String Vacua

TL;DR

This paper discusses a duality cycle for geometric transitions in string theories, focusing on manifolds with torsion and their role in effective field theories.

Contribution

It presents an explicit construction of a duality cycle for geometric transitions in type II and heterotic string theories, highlighting the importance of torsion manifolds.

Findings

Manifolds with torsion are crucial for understanding phenomena in effective field theories.

The duality cycle provides a framework for geometric transitions in string theory.

Explicit construction aids in analyzing string vacua with non-Kahler geometries.

Abstract

We summarize an explicit construction of a duality cycle for geometric transitions in type II and heterotic theories. We emphasize that the manifolds with torsion constructed with this duality cycle are crucial for understanding different phenomena appearing in effective field theories.