Remarks on quiver gauge theories from open topological string theory

Carqueville, N. and Quintero Velez, A. (2010) Remarks on quiver gauge theories from open topological string theory. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2010(3), (doi: 10.1007/JHEP03(2010)129)

Abstract

We study effective quiver gauge theories arising from a stack of D3-branes on certain Calabi-Yau singularities. Our point of view is a first principle approach via open topological string theory. This means that we construct the natural A-infinity-structure of open string amplitudes in the associated D-brane category. Then we show that it precisely reproduces the results of the method of brane tilings, without having to resort to any effective field theory computations. In particular, we prove a general and simple formula for effective superpotentials.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Quintero Velez, Dr Alexander
• Authors: Carqueville, N., and Quintero Velez, A.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics; Q Science > QC Physics
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Journal Abbr.: J. High Energy Phys.
• Publisher: Springer
• ISSN: 1029-8479
• ISSN (Online): 1029-8479
• Published Online: 01 March 2010
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2010 Springer
• First Published: First published in Journal of High Energy Physics 2010(3)
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