https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-00840-6
Review
Noncommutative instantons in diverse dimensions
1
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Colin Maclaurin Building, Riccarton, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK
2
Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, The Bayes Centre, EH8 9BT, Edinburgh, UK
3
Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Kings Buildings, EH9 3JZ, Edinburgh, UK
Received:
1
August
2022
Accepted:
14
April
2023
Published online:
10
May
2023
This is a mini-review about generalized instantons of noncommutative gauge theories in dimensions 4, 6 and 8, with emphasis on their realizations in type II string theory, their geometric interpretations, and their applications to the enumerative geometry of non-compact toric varieties.
Richard J. Szabo and Michelangelo Tirelli contributed equally to this work.
S.I.: Noncommutativity and Physics. Guest editors: George Zoupanos, Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos, and Peter Schupp.
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