Published September 15, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Mass-deformed Bagger-Lambert theory and its BPS objects

  • 1. Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul 130-012 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We find a 16-supersymmetric mass-deformed Bagger-Lambert theory with SO(4)xSO(4) global R symmetry. The R charge plays the role of the noncentral term in the superalgebra. This theory has one symmetric vacuum and two inequivalent broken sectors of vacua. Each sector of the broken symmetry has SO(4) geometry. We find the 1/2 BPS domain walls connecting the symmetric phase and any broken phase, and 1/4 BPS supertubelike objects, which may appear as anyonic q-balls in the symmetric phase or vortices in the broken phase. We also discuss mass deformations, which reduce the number of supersymmetries.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 066015-066015.6
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41004810
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE DENSITY; DEFORMATION; MASS; SO-4 GROUPS; SUPERSYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; VORTICES
Descriptors DEC
LIE GROUPS; SO GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS

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