Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volume 12 (2008)

Number 6

Topological membranes with 3-form $H$ flux on generalized geometries

Pages: 1259 – 1281

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/ATMP.2008.v12.n6.a3

Authors

Noriaki Ikeda

Tatsuya Tokunaga

Abstract

We construct topological string and topological membrane actions with a nontrivial 3-form flux $H$ in arbitrary dimensions. These models realize Bianchi identities with a nontrivial $H$ flux as consistency conditions. Especially, we discuss the models with a generalized $SU(3)$ structure, a generalized $G_2$ structure and a generalized Spin(7) structure. These models are constructed from the AKSZ formulation of the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.

Published 1 January 2008