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| Title: | Matrix models and topological strings | |
| Author: | Moritz Walden | |
| As Contributor: | (not claimed) | |
| Type: | Master's | |
| Field: | Physics | |
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| Approach: | Theoretical | |
| URL: | https://scripties.uba.uva.nl/search?id=record_53560 | |
| Degree granting institution: | Universiteit van Amsterdam | |
| Supervisor(s): | Marcel Vonk | |
| Defense date: | 2023-07-12 |
Abstract:
We review one-matrix models and their connection to topological strings, first introduced by Dijkgraaf and Vafa. We review two-matrix models and their interpretation in terms of Calabi-Yau manifolds. We construct a similar argument as Dijkgraaf and Vafa did in the context of one-matrix models, to connect two-matrix models to topological B-model strings. This is done by considering a geometric transition that relates the geometries associated to two-matrix models to the target space of a certain topological string setup. This then allows to study topological strings propagating on more general geometries.