Gauge symmetry and supersymmetry of multiple M2-branes

TY - JOUR

T1 - Gauge symmetry and supersymmetry of multiple M2-branes

AU - Bagger, J

AU - Lambert, N

PY - 2008/3/7

Y1 - 2008/3/7

N2 - In previous work we proposed a field theory model for multiple M2-branes based on an algebra with a totally antisymmetric triple product. In this paper we gauge a symmetry that arises from the algebra's triple product. We then construct a supersymmetric theory that is consistent with all the symmetries expected of a multiple M2-brane theory: 16 supersymmetries, conformal invariance, and an SO(8) R-symmetry that acts on the eight transverse scalars. The gauge field is not dynamical. The result is a new type of maximally supersymmetric gauge theory in three dimensions

AB - In previous work we proposed a field theory model for multiple M2-branes based on an algebra with a totally antisymmetric triple product. In this paper we gauge a symmetry that arises from the algebra's triple product. We then construct a supersymmetric theory that is consistent with all the symmetries expected of a multiple M2-brane theory: 16 supersymmetries, conformal invariance, and an SO(8) R-symmetry that acts on the eight transverse scalars. The gauge field is not dynamical. The result is a new type of maximally supersymmetric gauge theory in three dimensions

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.065008

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.065008

M3 - Article

SN - 1550-2368

VL - 77

JO - Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology)

JF - Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology)

IS - 6

M1 - 065008

ER -