Harvard/MIT Joint Theory Seminar, Thursday, March 7, 2013 @ 4:15pm

Subject: Harvard/MIT Joint Theory Seminar, Thursday, March 7, 2013 @ 4:15pm

From: "Colbourn, Kelly" <kcolbourn fas harvard edu>

Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 14:44:15 +0000

Accept-language: en-US

List-archive: <http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mhonarc/bapc>

List-help: <mailto:bapc-request@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu?subject=help>

List-id: Boston Area Physics Calendar <bapc.cosmos.phy.tufts.edu>

List-subscribe: <https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/bapc>, <mailto:bapc-request@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu?subject=subscribe>

List-unsubscribe: <https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/options.cgi/bapc>, <mailto:bapc-request@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu?subject=unsubscribe>

Thread-index: Ac4aeKg1zkTRnlxfS62x3MSpwcbSGA==

Thread-topic: Harvard/MIT Joint Theory Seminar, Thursday, March 7, 2013 @ 4:15pm

Thursday, March 7, 2013 4:15 PM
Harvard University
Harvard/MIT Joint Theory Seminar

"Closed strings and non-commutative/non-associative geometry"

Dieter Luest
(MPI Munich and LMU Munich)
Jefferson Lab, 453
Refreshments in the high energy theory coffee area, 4th floor Jefferson,
at 4:00.

Abstract:

"In this talk I discuss that non-commutative and non-associative geometry emerges for closed strings moving in non-geometric backgrounds. The origin of closed string non commutativity (non-associativity) is due to new closed string boundary conditions in the presence of non-geometric background fields. We will also discuss some aspects of closed string CFT in non-geometric target spaces."