Intersecting M-branes

1996/03/31 by G. Papadopoulos, Paul Townsend, P. K. Townsend · 9 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Geography #Geology #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(96)00506-0

published as Phys.Lett.B380:273-279,1996 · Derivation of an intersection rule added. Some additional refs. Version accepted for publication in PLB. Phyzzx macro

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Abstract

We present the magnetic duals of Güven's electric-type solutions of D=11 supergravity preserving 1/4 or 1/8 of the D=11 supersymmetry. We interpret the electric solutions as n orthogonal intersecting membranes and the magnetic solutions as n orthogonal intersecting 5-branes, with n=2,3; these cases obey the general rule that p-branes can self-intersect on (p-2)-branes. On reduction to D=4 these solutions become electric or magnetic dilaton black holes with dilaton coupling constant a=1 (for n=2) or a=1/√(3) (for n=3). We also discuss the reduction to D=10.

Citations

• Heterotic and Type I string dynamics from eleven dimensions
• Unity of superstring dualities
• Supersymmetric black holes in N = 8 supergravity
• Supermembranes and eleven-dimensional supergravity
• Dyonic membranes

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