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arxiv: 1211.4179 · v1 · pith:BH7UXUCXnew · submitted 2012-11-18 · ✦ hep-th · math-ph· math.MP

Ground States of Duality-twisted Sigma-Models with K3 Target Space

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We analyze the ground states of a two-dimensional sigma-model whose target space is an elliptically fibered K3, with the sigma-model compactified on a circle with boundary conditions twisted by a duality symmetry. We show that the Witten index receives contributions from two kinds of states: (i) those that can be mapped to cohomology with coefficients in a certain line bundle over the target space, and (ii) states whose wave-functions are localized at singular fibers. We also discuss the orbifold limit and possible connections with geometric quantization of the target space.

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