K-Theory and Homology

T-duality in rational homotopy theory via $L_infty$-algebras

We combine Sullivan models from rational homotopy theory with Stasheff's
$L_infty$-algebras to describe a duality in string theory. Namely, what in
string theory is known as topological T-duality between $K^0$-cocycles in type
IIA string theory and $K^1$-cocycles in type IIB string theory, or as Hori's
formula, can be recognized as a Fourier-Mukai transform between twisted
cohomologies when looked through the lenses of rational homotopy theory. We
show this as an example of topological T-duality in rational homotopy theory,

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