TY - GEN
T1 - String theory and nonrelativistic gravity
AU - Bergshoeff, Eric A.
AU - Şimşek, Ceyda
N1 - Funding Information:
This talk was based upon the papers [7, 11, 12]. We thank Jaume Gomis, K. T. Grosvenor, Jan Rosseel, Thomas Zojer for the many stimulating discussions we had with them. We also thank the organizers for a very stimulating atmosphere.
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - We identify the proper geometry underlying non-relativistic string theory as ‘String Newton-Cartan Gravity’. It has the distinguishing feature that one-dimensional foliation in Newton-Cartan geometry is replaced by a two-dimensional foliation on the target space. We discuss some basic properties of the string Newton-Cartan space-time, in particular it’s behaviour under T-duality transformations. This leads to interesting non-relativistic conformal field theories at the boundary that have applications in condensed matter physics.
AB - We identify the proper geometry underlying non-relativistic string theory as ‘String Newton-Cartan Gravity’. It has the distinguishing feature that one-dimensional foliation in Newton-Cartan geometry is replaced by a two-dimensional foliation on the target space. We discuss some basic properties of the string Newton-Cartan space-time, in particular it’s behaviour under T-duality transformations. This leads to interesting non-relativistic conformal field theories at the boundary that have applications in condensed matter physics.
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U2 - 10.1142/9789811258251_0097
DO - 10.1142/9789811258251_0097
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85074907062
T3 - Proceedings of Science
SP - 731
EP - 743
BT - 2018 Corfu Summer Institute "School and Workshops on Elementary Particle Physics and Gravity",
PB - Proceedings of Science
T2 - 2018 Corfu Summer Institute "School and Workshops on Elementary Particle Physics and Gravity", CORFU 2018
Y2 - 31 August 2018 through 28 September 2018
ER -