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Record W2053429627 · doi:10.1103/revmodphys.80.1419

Conifolds and geometric transitions

2008· article· en· W2053429627 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueReviews of Modern Physics · 2008
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldPhysics and Astronomy
TopicBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics
Canadian institutionsMcGill University
Fundersnot available
KeywordsConifoldSupergravityPhysicsString theoryString (physics)Theoretical physicsBrane cosmologyDuality (order theory)SingularityConnection (principal bundle)SupersymmetryCosmologyConjectureSeries (stratigraphy)D-braneWarp driveGauge theoryMathematical physicsBraneGeometryPure mathematicsQuantum mechanicsMathematics

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Conifold geometries have recieved much attention in string theory and string-inspired cosmology recently, in particular the Klebanov-Strassler background that is known as the ``warped throat.'' This paper provides a pedagogical explanation for the singularity resolution in this geometry and emphasizes its connection to geometric transitions. The first part focuses on the gauge theory dual to the Klebanov-Strassler background, including the T-dual intersecting branes description. Then, a connection to the Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture for open-closed string duality is presented and a series of papers verifying this model on the supergravity level is summarized. An appendix provides extensive background material about conifold geometries. Special attention is given to their complex structures and the supersymmetry conditions on the background flux in constructions with fractional D3-branes on the singular (Klebanov-Tseytlin) and resolved (Pando Zayas--Tseytlin) conifolds are reevaluated. In agreement with earlier results, it is shown that only the singular solution allows a supersymmetric flux. However, the importance of using the correct complex structure to reach this conclusion is emphasized.

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