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Diffeomorphism group vs. $\operatorname{GL}(4,\mathbb{R})$ in General Relativity

asked Dec 22, 2015 at 13:58

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1 answer

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Difference between Cartesian product $\times$ and tensor product $\otimes$ on groups

asked Sep 13, 2015 at 18:04

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2 answers

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Elliptic genus; What is it within string/M-theory?

asked Apr 15, 2015 at 20:51

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1 answer

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How can I understand instantons as sheaves?

asked Nov 12, 2015 at 11:15

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1 answer

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Why holographic renormalization?

asked Jan 31, 2015 at 23:29

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3 answers

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Sign of the totally anti-symmetric Levi-Civita tensor $\varepsilon^{\mu_1 \ldots}$ when raising indices

asked Jan 6, 2015 at 2:23

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1 answer

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A fundamental question about Seiberg duality

asked Oct 16, 2017 at 23:19

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How can I get the Seiberg-Witten curve from M-theory?

asked May 28, 2017 at 21:08

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1 answer

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Georgi-Glashow model and the VEV of the scalar field

asked Jul 26, 2015 at 23:42

7 votes

2 answers

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Why M-theory has only M2 and M5 branes?

asked Feb 19, 2015 at 23:07

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Why the bosonic part of the superconformal group $SU(2,2|1)$ is $SO(4,2) \times U(1)_R$?

asked Dec 25, 2014 at 15:16

6 votes

1 answer

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Obstruction in calculating $\mathcal{Z}_{\mathcal{N}=1}$ SYM partition function

asked Mar 27, 2017 at 21:21

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0 answers

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Meaning of the Coulomb and Higgs branch for non-Lagrangian theories?

asked Apr 2, 2015 at 19:27

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Branes wrapping curves in M-theory. What does it mean?

asked May 6, 2015 at 8:17

4 votes

1 answer

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Confusion about square bracket notation in the the Kronecker delta symbol

asked Dec 16, 2014 at 12:53

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Trying to show that the current is conserved

asked Dec 27, 2014 at 15:29

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Higher rank $\gamma$-matrix question

asked Dec 20, 2014 at 13:18

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2 answers

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Why does AdS/CFT with non-zero temperature correspond to a black hole in the bulk?

asked Jan 31, 2015 at 16:40

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1 answer

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What does it mean the term "probe brane"?

asked Feb 18, 2015 at 22:22

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1 answer

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Type IIB string theory is chiral. Do there exist non-chiral II SUGRA theories?

asked Mar 10, 2015 at 20:59

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1 answer

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What does it mean to "uplift" a supergravity solution to higher dimensions?

asked Mar 15, 2015 at 23:39

3 votes

1 answer

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Clarification: Why the gauge symmetry of pure Yang-Mills is $PU(n)$ and not $SU(n)$? [closed]

asked Mar 21, 2015 at 22:38

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0 answers

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What information do quiver gauge diagrams provide?

asked Feb 26, 2015 at 23:24

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3 answers

539 views

Topological strings: Why is the complex structure for $T^2$ denoted as $\tau$ in string theory?

asked Jun 3, 2015 at 23:39

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How do I obtain the SUSY Transformations from Poisson Brackets?

asked Mar 2, 2016 at 17:56

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1 answer

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Where are the $U(1)$ topological gauge theory zero modes?

asked Dec 22, 2016 at 17:59

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Protected operators by SUSY

asked Dec 21, 2017 at 15:10

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1 answer

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Is Hamiltonian evolution unique given a fixed input and output state?

asked Sep 18, 2021 at 9:22

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1 answer

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Degrees of freedom of a $d$ level system and the dimension of its Bloch manifold

asked Mar 24, 2022 at 8:40

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What exactly is the "diagonal embedding" in the supersymmetric topological twist?

asked Nov 19, 2015 at 6:11

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71 Questions

Diffeomorphism group vs. $\operatorname{GL}(4,\mathbb{R})$ in General Relativity

Difference between Cartesian product $\times$ and tensor product $\otimes$ on groups

Elliptic genus; What is it within string/M-theory?

How can I understand instantons as sheaves?

Why holographic renormalization?

Sign of the totally anti-symmetric Levi-Civita tensor $\varepsilon^{\mu_1 \ldots}$ when raising indices

A fundamental question about Seiberg duality

How can I get the Seiberg-Witten curve from M-theory?

Georgi-Glashow model and the VEV of the scalar field

Why M-theory has only M2 and M5 branes?

Why the bosonic part of the superconformal group $SU(2,2|1)$ is $SO(4,2) \times U(1)_R$?

Obstruction in calculating $\mathcal{Z}_{\mathcal{N}=1}$ SYM partition function

Meaning of the Coulomb and Higgs branch for non-Lagrangian theories?

Branes wrapping curves in M-theory. What does it mean?

Confusion about square bracket notation in the the Kronecker delta symbol

Trying to show that the current is conserved

Higher rank $\gamma$-matrix question

Why does AdS/CFT with non-zero temperature correspond to a black hole in the bulk?

What does it mean the term "probe brane"?

Type IIB string theory is chiral. Do there exist non-chiral II SUGRA theories?

What does it mean to "uplift" a supergravity solution to higher dimensions?

Clarification: Why the gauge symmetry of pure Yang-Mills is $PU(n)$ and not $SU(n)$? [closed]

What information do quiver gauge diagrams provide?

Topological strings: Why is the complex structure for $T^2$ denoted as $\tau$ in string theory?

How do I obtain the SUSY Transformations from Poisson Brackets?

Where are the $U(1)$ topological gauge theory zero modes?

Protected operators by SUSY

Is Hamiltonian evolution unique given a fixed input and output state?

Degrees of freedom of a $d$ level system and the dimension of its Bloch manifold

What exactly is the "diagonal embedding" in the supersymmetric topological twist?