M-theory from its superalgebra

1997/12/01 by Paul Townsend, P. K. Townsend, Townsend, P. K. · 15 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9712004

43 pp. Cargese lectures 1997. Minor errors corrected, as in previous revisions

arxiv created 1998/02/26 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

These lectures explore what can be learnt about M-theory from its superalgebra. The first three lectures introduce the 'basic' branes of M-theory, and type II superstring theories, and show how the duality relations between them are encoded in the respective spacetime superalgebras. The fourth lecture introduces brane intersections and explains how they are encoded in the worldvolume superalgebras.

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