Published January 15, 2009
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Journal article
Three-algebras and N=6 Chern-Simons gauge theories
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics, King's College London The Strand, London WC2R 2LS (United Kingdom)
- 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (United States)
Description
We derive the general form for a three-dimensional scale-invariant field theory with N=6 supersymmetry, SU(4) R-symmetry and a U(1) global symmetry. The results can be written in terms of a 3-algebra in which the triple product is not antisymmetric. For a specific choice of 3-algebra we obtain the N=6 theories that have been recently proposed as models for M2-branes in an R8/Zk orbifold background.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.025002;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0807.0163v4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 79
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 025002-025002.8
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41010663
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGEBRA; FIELD THEORIES; GAUGE INVARIANCE; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU-4 GROUPS; SUPERSYMMETRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; U-1 GROUPS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society