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Sebastien Picard (University of British Columbia)
2024-07-16  09:00 - 10:20
Room 202, Astronomy and Mathematics Building

We give an introduction to the geometry of the Strominger system. These are equations derived in heterotic string theory which involve a non-Kahler balanced metric and a Hermitian-Yang-Mills connection. We will describe two relevant notions of cohomology class for this system: the Aeppli class and the Bott-Chern class. Alongside the general theory, we will also present special solutions and examples.