# Which is the role of Algebraic Geometry in String Theory?

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Could someone sketch me what algebraic geometry has to do with string theory? Are there other mathematical disciplines that are interwoven with string theory?

I'm aware of a similar question. But this doesn't answer my question.
This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-05-04 11:20 (UCT), posted by SE-user Anne O'Nyme

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This seems awfully broad. Can you pin down what you're trying to establish? For example, are you asking what you should read up on to start learning string theory?

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-05-04 11:20 (UCT), posted by SE-user John Rennie
I tried to look it up. The answer to first question may be: homological mirror symmetry, and the answer to the second question may be: symplectic geometry. I have no idea what either is (about). :)

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-05-04 11:20 (UCT), posted by SE-user Glen The Udderboat
Related: physics.stackexchange.com/q/2528/2451

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-05-04 11:20 (UCT), posted by SE-user Qmechanic

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