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The theory of superstring with flux on non-Kähler manifolds and the complex Monge-Ampère equation

Jixiang Fu, Shing‐Tung Yau

Journal of Differential Geometry · 2008 · 237 citations · 12 references

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The purpose of this paper is to solve a problem posed by Strominger in constructing smooth models of superstring theory with flux. These are given by non-Khler manifolds with torsion.

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