Published May 2008
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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/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/038Additional details
Identifiers
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