1998/08/31 by Takuhiro Kitao, Kazutoshi Ohta, Nobuyoshi Ohta · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0550-3213(98)00726-3
published as Nucl.Phys. B539 (1999) 79-106 · 36 pages, 9 figures, signs in table 1 are corrected
arxiv created 1999/02/08 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We study three-dimensional gauge dynamics by using type IIB superstring brane configurations, which can be obtained from the M-theory configuration of M2-branes stretched between two M5-branes with relative angles. Our construction of brane configurations includes (p,q)5-brane and gives a systematic classification of possible three-dimensional gauge theories. The explicit identification of gauge theories are made and their mirror symmetry is discussed. As a new feature, our theories include interesting Maxwell-Chern-Simons system whose vacuum structure is also examined in detail, obtaining results consistent with the brane picture.