Published December 15, 1997
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Journal article
The Wess-Zumino term for supermembranes and descent equations
Description
As a result of the Wess-Zumino term in its action, the eleven-dimensional supermembrane realizes the super-Poincare algebra extended by a Schwinger term containing a two-form charge. A set of ''descent equations'' are determined which place the relationship between the Wess-Zumino Lagrangian and the Schwinger term on a cohomological footing. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 507
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 645-657.
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 29012055
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; GRADED LIE GROUPS; IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATIONS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; POINCARE GROUPS; SCHWINGER TERMS; SUPERSYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 31 refs.