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A bstract We study superconformal interfaces between supersymmetric sigma models on tori, which preserve a current algebra. Their fusion is non-singular and, using parallel transport on CFT deformation space, it can be reduced to fusion of defect lines in a single torus model. We show that the latte...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of high energy physics 2012-10, Vol.2012 (10)
Hauptverfasser: Bachas, C., Brunner, I., Roggenkamp, D.
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Zusammenfassung:A bstract We study superconformal interfaces between supersymmetric sigma models on tori, which preserve a current algebra. Their fusion is non-singular and, using parallel transport on CFT deformation space, it can be reduced to fusion of defect lines in a single torus model. We show that the latter is described by a semi-group extension of ), and that (on the level of Ramond charges) fusion of interfaces agrees with composition of associated geometric integral transformations. This generalizes the well-known fact that T-duality can be geometrically represented by Fourier-Mukai transformations. Interestingly, we find that the topological interfaces between torus models form the same semi-group upon fusion. We argue that this semi-group of orbifold equivalences can be regarded as the α ′ deformation of the continuous O ( d , d ) symmetry of classical supergravity.
ISSN:1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP10(2012)039