Comments on multiple M2-branes

被引:536
作者
Bagger, Jonathan [1 ]
Lambert, Neil [2 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
[2] Kings Coll London, Dept Math, London WC2R 2LS, England
来源
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS | 2008年 / 02期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
brane dynamics in gauge theories; M-theory; extended supersymmetry; supersymmetric effective theories;
D O I
10.1088/1126-6708/2008/02/105
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Recently a three-dimensional field theory was derived that is consistent with all the symmetries expected of the worldvolume action for multiple M2-branes. In this note we examine several physical predictions of this model and show that they are in agreement with expected M2-brane dynamics. In particular, we discuss the quantization of the Chern-Simons coefficient, the vacuum moduli space, a massive deformation leading to fuzzy three-sphere vacua, and a possible large n limit. In this large n limit, the fuzzy funnel solution correctly reproduces the mass of an M5-brane.
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