Gauge symmetry and supersymmetry of multiple M2-branes

2007/11/30 by Jonathan Bagger, Neil Lambert · 54 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.77.065008

published as Phys.Rev.D77:065008,2008 · 15 pages

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Abstract

In previous work we proposed a field theory model for multiple M2-branes based on an algebra with a totally antisymmetric triple product. In this paper we gauge a symmetry that arises from the algebra's triple product. We then construct a supersymmetric theory that is consistent with all the symmetries expected of a multiple M2-brane theory: 16 supersymmetries, conformal invariance, and an SO(8) R-symmetry that acts on the eight transverse scalars. The gauge field is not dynamical. The result is a new type of maximally supersymmetric gauge theory in three dimensions.

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