2008/06/30 by Amihay Hanany, Noppadol Mekareeya, Alberto Zaffaroni · 3 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/090
published as JHEP0809:090,2008 · 24 pages
openalex publication_date 2008/09/22 · arxiv created 2008/09/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Partition functions for M2-brane theories in various backgrounds are computed. We consider in particular configurations of membranes at orbifold singularities preserving N=5 or N=6 supersymmetry. The worldvolume membrane theory for some of these configurations has been recently constructed in terms of N=6 Chern-Simons theories. The detailed structure of the partition functions as well as their transformation rules under the R-symmetry are explicitly computed using the Plethystic Programme.