arxiv: hep-th/9908193 · v2 · submitted 1999-08-29 · ✦ hep-th

On discrete Twist and Four-Flux in N=1 heterotic/F-theory compactifications

Bjorn Andreas , Gottfried Curio This is my paper

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keywords discretefour-fluxheterotictwistargumentcalabi-yaucasecompactifications

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We give an indirect argument for the matching $G^2=-\pi_* \gamma^2$ of four-flux and discrete twist in the duality between N=1 heterotic string and $F$-theory. This treats in detail the Euler number computation for the physically relevant case of a Calabi-Yau fourfold with singularities.

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On discrete Twist and Four-Flux in N=1 heterotic/F-theory compactifications

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