2015/06/02 by Arnaud Baguet, Olaf Hohm, Baguet, Arnaud +3 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1506.01065
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We review E6(6) exceptional field theory with a particular emphasis on the embedding of type IIB supergravity, which is obtained by picking the GL(5)× \rm SL(2) invariant solution of the section constraint. We work out the precise decomposition of the E6(6) covariant fields on the one hand and the Kaluza-Klein-like decomposition of type IIB supergravity on the other. Matching the symmetries, this allows us to establish the precise dictionary between both sets of fields. Finally, we establish on-shell equivalence. In particular, we show how the self-duality constraint for the four-form potential in type IIB is reconstructed from the duality relations in the off-shell formulation of the E6(6) exceptional field theory.