Periodic arrays of M2-branes

TY - JOUR

T1 - Periodic arrays of M2-branes

AU - Jeon, Imtak

AU - Lambert, Neil

AU - Richmond, Paul

PY - 2012/11

Y1 - 2012/11

N2 - We consider periodic arrays of M2-branes in the ABJM model in the spirit of a circle compactification to D2-branes in type IIA string theory. The result is a curious formulation of three-dimensional maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in terms of fermions, seven transverse scalars, a non-dynamical gauge field and an additional scalar 'dual gluon'. Upon further T-duality on a tansverse torus we obtain a non-manifest-Lorentz-invariant description of five-dimensional maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills. Here the additional scalar field can be thought of as the components of a two-form along the torus. This action can be viewed as an M-theory description of M5-branes on T-3.

AB - We consider periodic arrays of M2-branes in the ABJM model in the spirit of a circle compactification to D2-branes in type IIA string theory. The result is a curious formulation of three-dimensional maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in terms of fermions, seven transverse scalars, a non-dynamical gauge field and an additional scalar 'dual gluon'. Upon further T-duality on a tansverse torus we obtain a non-manifest-Lorentz-invariant description of five-dimensional maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills. Here the additional scalar field can be thought of as the components of a two-form along the torus. This action can be viewed as an M-theory description of M5-branes on T-3.

KW - Brane Dynamics in Gauge Theories

KW - Extended Supersymmetry

KW - M-Theory

U2 - 10.1007/JHEP11(2012)100

DO - 10.1007/JHEP11(2012)100

M3 - Article

SN - 1126-6708

VL - N/A

SP - N/A

JO - Journal of High Energy Physics

JF - Journal of High Energy Physics

IS - 11

M1 - 100

ER -