Published December 29, 1997 | Version v1
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Duality symmetry of N=4 Yang-Mills theory on T3

  • 1. Amsterdam Univ. (Netherlands). Inst. voor Theoretische Fysica

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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.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
508
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 609-622.
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

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