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Generalized complex geometry

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Generalized complex geometry, as developed by Hitchin, contains complex and symplectic geometry as its extremal special cases. In this thesis, we explore novel phenomena exhibited by this geometry, such as the natural action of a B-field. We provide new examples, including some on manifolds admitting no known complex or symplectic structure. We prove a generalized Darboux theorem which yields a local normal form for the geometry. We show that there is an elliptic deformation theory and establish the existence of a Kuranishi moduli space. We then define the concept of a generalized Kahler manifold. We prove that generalized Kahler geometry is equivalent to a bi-Hermitian geometry with torsion first discovered by physicists. We then use this result to solve an outstanding problem in 4-dimensional bi-Hermitian geometry: we prove that there exists a Riemannian metric on the complex projective plane which admits exactly two distinct Hermitian complex structures with equal orientation. Finally, we introduce the concept of generalized complex submanifold, and show that such sub-objects correspond to D-branes in the topological A- and B-models of string theory.

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On the triviality of the generalized tangent bundle

math.DG · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

The generalized tangent bundle of a parallelizable manifold is trivial, but the converse does not hold, as shown by the Möbius strip, spheres, and projective spaces; it is also related to generalized geometric structures.

Quandles from gauge transformations

math.GR · 2026-04-19 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Quandles arise from gauge transformation groups on principal bundles, matching generalized Alexander quandles for groups viewed as bundles over a point and extending to Lie and Noether structures in the smooth case.

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