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noun
A kind of manifold having properties, such as Ricci flatness, that yield applications in theoretical physics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: Calabi-Yau space
Antonyms: none provided
History
The name was coined by Candelas et al. (1985), after Eugenio Calabi (1954, 1957) who first conjectured that such surfaces might exist, and Shing-Tung Yau (1978), who proved the Calabi conjecture.
