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Aspects of effective theory for multiple M5-branes compactified on circle

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: A supersymmetric non-Abelian self-dual gauge theory with the explicit introduction of Kaluza-Klein modes is proposed to give a classical description of multiple M5-branes on $$ {\mathbb{R}}^5\times {S}^1 $$ . The gauge symmetry is parametrized by Lie-algebra valued 1-forms with the redundancy of a 0-form, and the supersymmetry transformations without gauge-fixing are given. We study BPS configurations involving KK modes, including M-waves and M2-branes with non-trivial distributions around the circle. Finally, this supersymmetric gauge theory of two-forms can be equipped with more general non-Abelian gerbes in five dimensions.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep12(2014)154

Authors: Pei-Ming Ho, Yutaka Matsuo

Institutions: National Taiwan University, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Physics Division, The University of Tokyo

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, National Science Council, National Taiwan University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Award: Derivation of duality and integrability from M-theory