Published May 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

M2-branes on M-folds

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-0264 (United States)
  • 2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Rd, Mumbai 400 005 (India)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver B.C., V6T 1W9 (Canada)

Description

We argue that the moduli space for the Bagger-Lambert A4 theory at level k is (R8 x R8)/D2k, where D2k is the dihedral group of order 4k. We conjecture that the theory describes two M2-branes on a Z2k ''M-fold'', in which a geometrical action of Z2k is combined with an action on the branes. For k = 1, this arises as the strong coupling limit of two D2-branes on an O2- orientifold, whose worldvolume theory is the maximally supersymmetric SO(4) gauge theory. Finally, in an appropriate large-k limit we show that one recovers compactified M-theory and the M2-branes reduce to D2-branes.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/038

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
05
Journal Issue
2008
Journal Page Range
p. 038
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41058860
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BRANES; GAUGE INVARIANCE; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; M-THEORY; SO-4 GROUPS; STRONG-COUPLING MODEL; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; SO GROUPS; SPACE; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS