Topological Phases of the Heterotic String ⋆
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We analyze the phase structure of topological Calabi–Yau manifolds defined on the moduli space of instantons. We show in this framework that topological vacua describe new phases of the Heterotic String theory in which the flat directions corresponding to complex deformations are lifted. We also briefly discuss the phase structure of non–Kähler manifolds.
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تاریخ انتشار 1992