Non-Riemannian geometry of M-theory

David S. Berman; Chris D. A. Blair; Ray Otsuki

doi:10.1007/JHEP07(2019)175

Non-Riemannian geometry of M-theory

David S. Berman, Chris D. A. Blair, Ray Otsuki

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We construct a background for M-theory that is moduli free. This background is then shown to be related to a topological phase of the E ₈₍₈₎ exceptional field theory (ExFT). The key ingredient in the construction is the embedding of non-Riemannian geometry in ExFT. This allows one to describe non-relativistic geometries, such as Newton-Cartan or Gomis-Ooguri-type limits, using the ExFT framework originally developed to describe maximal supergravity. This generalises previous work by Morand and Park in the context of double field theory.

Original language	English
Article number	175
Number of pages	53
Journal	The Journal of high energy physics
Volume	2019
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2019)175
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019

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