T-Duality in Gauged Linear Sigma-Models with Torsion

Abstract

(0,2) gauged linear sigma models with torsion, corresponding to principal torus bundles over warped CY bases, provide a useful framework for getting exact statements about perturbative dualities in the presence of fluxes. In this context we first study dualities mapping the torus fiber onto itself, implying the existence of quantization constraints on the torus moduli for consistency. Second, we investigate dualities mixing the principal torus bundle with the gauge bundle, relating the torsional GLSMs to ordinary ones corresponding to CY compactifications with non-standard embeddings, namely two classes of models with different target-space topologies.

27 pages. Version 2 : significant changes in section 4. Version 3 : few improvements in the text, published version. Version 4 : few typos corrected and clarifications