Membranes with a boundary

被引：60

作者：

Berman, David S. ^{[1
]}

Thompson, Daniel C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ London, Dept Phys, London E1 4NS, England

来源：

NUCLEAR PHYSICS B | 2009年 / 820卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

M2-M5 BRANE SYSTEM; SIMONS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2009.06.004

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：

We investigate the recently developed theory of multiple membranes. In particular, we consider open membranes, i.e. the theory defined on a membrane world volume with a boundary. We first restrict our attention to the gauge sector of the theory. We obtain a boundary action from the Chern-Simons terms. Secondly, we consider the addition of certain boundary terms to various Chern-Simons theories coupled to matter. These terms ensure the full bulk plus boundary action has the correct amount Of supersymmetry. For the ABJM model, this construction motivates the inclusion of a boundary quartic scalar potential. The boundary dynamics obtained from our modified theory produce Basu-Harvey type equations describing membranes ending on a five-brane. The ultimate goal of this work is to throw light on the theory of five-branes using the theory of open membranes. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：503 / 533

页数：31

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