Abstract
We systematically develop the metric aspects of nonassociative differential geometry tailored to the parabolic phase space model of constant locally non-geometric closed string vacua, and use it to construct preliminary steps towards a nonassociative theory of gravity on spacetime. We obtain explicit expressions for the torsion, curvature, Ricci tensor and Levi-Civita connection in nonassociative Riemannian geometry on phase space, and write down Einstein field equations. We apply this formalism to construct R-flux corrections to the Ricci tensor on spacetime, and comment on the potential implications of these structures in non-geometric string theory and double field theory.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 36 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 6 Feb 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Flux compactifications
- Models of Quantum Gravity
- Non-Commutative Geometry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics