Flop-transition (original) (raw)
In theoretical physics, particularly string theory and M-theory, the notion of a flop-transition is basically the shrinking of a sphere in a Calabi-Yau space to the point of tearing. Based on typical spacetime topology, this is not possible due to mathematical technicalities. On the other hand, mirror symmetry allows for the mathematical similarity between two distinct Calabi-Yau manifolds. If one undergoes a flop-transition, the mirror of it should result in identical mathematical properties, which it does.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| dbo:abstract | In theoretical physics, particularly string theory and M-theory, the notion of a flop-transition is basically the shrinking of a sphere in a Calabi-Yau space to the point of tearing. Based on typical spacetime topology, this is not possible due to mathematical technicalities. On the other hand, mirror symmetry allows for the mathematical similarity between two distinct Calabi-Yau manifolds. If one undergoes a flop-transition, the mirror of it should result in identical mathematical properties, which it does. (en) |
| dbo:wikiPageID | 38883261 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength | 2550 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1094350619 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:Quantum_field_theory dbr:Spacetime_topology dbr:Path_integral_formulation dbc:String_theory dbr:Edward_Witten dbr:Mirror_symmetry_(string_theory) dbr:M-theory dbr:String_theory dbr:Theoretical_physics dbr:Sphere dbr:Mathematical_singularity dbr:Calabi-Yau_space dbr:Topologically_smooth_transition |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Reflist dbt:Short_description |
| dct:subject | dbc:String_theory |
| rdfs:comment | In theoretical physics, particularly string theory and M-theory, the notion of a flop-transition is basically the shrinking of a sphere in a Calabi-Yau space to the point of tearing. Based on typical spacetime topology, this is not possible due to mathematical technicalities. On the other hand, mirror symmetry allows for the mathematical similarity between two distinct Calabi-Yau manifolds. If one undergoes a flop-transition, the mirror of it should result in identical mathematical properties, which it does. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Flop-transition (en) |
| owl:sameAs | freebase:Flop-transition wikidata:Flop-transition https://global.dbpedia.org/id/51Wwu |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Flop-transition?oldid=1094350619&ns=0 |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Flop-transition |
| is dbo:wikiPageDisambiguates of | dbr:Flop |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of | dbr:Brian_Greene dbr:Flop |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Flop-transition |