Abstract: In the context of M-theory dual of large-N thermal QCD-like theories at intermediate coupling, we will discuss: (i) SU(3)/SU(4)/G_2/Spin(7)-torsion classes of the underlying six-, seven- and eight-folds en route to obtaining the O(R^4) corrections of the “MQGP” metric, (ii) explicit construction of (Almost) Contact (3)(Metric) Structure(s) along with a Contact Structure and three-tuples of SU(3) structures along the “transverse” … Read More