Published December 29, 1997
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Journal article
Duality symmetry of N=4 Yang-Mills theory on T3
Creators
- 1. Amsterdam Univ. (Netherlands). Inst. voor Theoretische Fysica
Description
We study the spectrum of BPS states in N=4 supersymmetric U(N) Yang-Mills theory. This theory has been proposed to describe M-theory on T3 in the discrete light-cone formalism. We find that the degeneracy of irreducible BPS bound states in this model exhibits a (partially hidden) SL(5,Z) duality symmetry. Besides the electro-magnetic symmetry, this duality group also contains Nahm-like transformations that interchange the rank N of the gauge group with some of the magnetic or electric fluxes. In the M-theory interpretation, this mapping amounts to a reflection that interchanges the longitudinal direction with one of the transverse directions. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 508
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 609-622.
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 29012028
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUND STATE; DUALITY; ENERGY LEVELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATIONS; LIGHT CONE; SL GROUPS; SUPERSYMMETRY; U GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 18 refs.