# Courant Sigma Model and ‐algebras

@article{Grewcoe2020CourantSM,
title={Courant Sigma Model and ‐algebras},
author={C. J. Grewcoe and L. Jonke},
journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
year={2020}
}
• Published 2020
• Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
• arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory
The Courant sigma model is a 3-dimensional topological sigma model of AKSZ type which has been used for the systematic description of closed strings in non-geometric flux backgrounds. In particular, the expression for the fluxes and their Bianchi identities coincide with the local form of the axioms of a Courant algebroid. On the other hand, the axioms of a Courant algebroid also coincide with the conditions for gauge invariance of the Courant sigma model. In this paper we embed this interplay… Expand
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