On String compactifications to two (and three) dimensions: critical and non-critical

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2007-06-13

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This thesis is devoted to certain aspects of string compactifications to two and three dimensions. We construct vacua that describe the propagation of non-critical strings on a singular Spin(7) space. We also examine compactifications which preserve six supercharges, and obtain the classical and quantum moduli space of such theories. We also consider compactifications on T^8/Z_2 and point out the relevance of these flux compactifications to understanding the mathematical result of Guan and Beauville on the Hodge numbers of hyperkahler four-folds.

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