nLab James Sparks

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Selected writings

• James Sparks, Sasaki-Einstein Manifolds, Surv. Diff. Geom. 16 (2011) 265-324 (arXiv:1004.2461)

• Sergei Gukov, James Sparks, M-Theory on $Spin(7)$ Manifolds, Nucl.Phys. B625 (2002) 3-69 (arXiv:hep-th/0109025)

On M-theory on 8-manifolds and conifold transition:

• Sergei Gukov, James Sparks, David Tong, Conifold Transitions and Five-Brane Condensation in M-Theory on $Spin(7)$ Manifolds, Class. Quant. Grav. 20 (2003) 665-706 [arXiv:hep-th/0207244]

On relating the Freed-Witten anomaly to shifted C-field flux quantization:

• James Sparks, Global Worldsheet Anomalies from M-Theory, JHEP 0408:037, 2004 (arXiv:hep-th/0310147)

Related $n$Lab entries

• Sasaki-Einstein manifold

• M-theory on 8-manifolds

• Spin(7)-manifolds

• conifold transition

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