Heterotic Kahler/non-Kahler Transitions
Abstract
We show how two topologically distinct spaces - the Kahler K3 x T2 and the non-Kahler T2 bundle over K3 - can be smoothly connected in heterotic string theory. The transition occurs when the base K3 is deformed to the T4/Z2 orbifold limit. The orbifold theory can be mapped via duality to M-theory on K3 x K3 where the transition corresponds to an exchange of the two K3's.
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