Matrix description of M-theory on T4 and T5

1997/04/30 by Micha Berkooz, Moshe Rozali, Nathan Seiberg · 12 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebra over a field #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Composite material #Computer science #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Materials science #Mathematics #Matrix (chemical analysis) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Pure mathematics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(97)00800-9

published as Phys.Lett.B408:105-110,1997 · 10 pages, Harvmac. Major Changes

arxiv created 1997/05/08 · openalex publication_date 1997/09/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We study the Matrix theory description of M-theory compactified on T⁴ and T⁵. M-theory on T⁴ is described by the six dimensional (2,0) fixed point field theory compactified on a five torus, \widetilde T⁵. For M-theory on T⁵ we suggest the existence of a new theory which is compactified on a \widetilde T⁵. The IR description of this theory is given by the (2,0) theory with a compactified moduli space. This new theory appears to be a new kind of a non-critical string theory. Clearly, these two descriptions differ from the ``standard'' Super-Yang-Mills on the dual torus prescription.

Citations

• BPS spectrum of the five-brane and black hole entropy
• Mtheory as a matrix model: A conjecture
• BPS quantization of the five-brane
• D-brane field theory on compact spaces

Cited by

• Thermodynamics of the near-extremal NS5-brane
• Little string amplitudes (and the unreasonable effectiveness of 6D SYM)
• A self-tuning mechanism in (3 + p)d gravity-scalar theory
• Fivebranes from gauge theory
• New perspectives on Yang-Mills theories with sixteen supersymmetries
• Rigid Holography and Six-Dimensional N=(2,0) Theories on AdS₅ times S¹
• A clockwork solution to the flavor puzzle
• Little strings on D n orbifolds
• A note on 4d N=3 from little string theory
• On Toda equation and half BPS supergravity solution in M-theory
• LargeNgauge theories and topological cigars
• Deconstructing (2,0) and Little String Theories