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Higher geometry for non-geometric T-duals

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 نشر من قبل Konrad Waldorf
 تاريخ النشر 2018
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We investigate topological T-duality in the framework of non-abelian gerbes and higher gauge groups. We show that this framework admits the gluing of locally defined T-duals, in situations where no globally defined (geometric) T-duals exists. The gluing results into new, higher-geometrical objects that can be used to study non-geometric T-duals, alternatively to other approaches like non-commutative geometry.



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