Published November 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Deformations of 3-algebras

  • 1. Maxwell Institute and School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ (United Kingdom)

Description

We phrase deformations of n-Leibniz algebras in terms of the cohomology theory of the associated Leibniz algebra. We do the same for n-Lie algebras and for the metric versions of n-Leibniz and n-Lie algebras. We place particular emphasis on the case of n=3 and explore the deformations of 3-algebras of relevance to three-dimensional superconformal Chern-Simons theories with matter.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 113514-113514.27
ISSN
0022-2488
CODEN
JMAPAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41040522
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; LIE GROUPS; METRICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SUPERSYMMETRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS

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