167 research outputs found
D=11 supergravity with manifest supersymmetry
The complete supersymmetric action for eleven-dimensional supergravity is
presented. The action is polynomial in the scalar fermionic pure spinor
superfield, and contains only a minor modification to the recently proposed
three-point coupling.Comment: 14 pp., plain te
The Manifestly Sl(2;Z)-covariant Superstring
We present a manifestly Sl(2;Z)-covariant action for the type IIB
superstring, and prove kappa-symmetry for on-shell IIB supergravity
backgrounds.Comment: 13 pages, plain tex. Two minor corrections. Reference adde
Generalized BF Theory in Superspace as Underlying Theory of 11D Supergravity
We construct a generalized BF theory in superspace that can embed
eleven-dimensional supergravity theory. Our topological BF theory can
accommodate all the necessary Bianchi identities for teleparallel superspace
supergravity in eleven-dimensions, as the simplest but nontrivial solutions to
superfield equations for our superspace action. This indicates that our theory
may have solutions other than eleven-dimensional supergravity, accommodating
generalized theories of eleven-dimensional supergravity. Therefore our
topological theory can be a good candidate for the low energy limit of
M-theory, as an underlying fundamental theory providing a `missing link'
between eleven-dimensional supergravity and M-theory.Comment: 16 pages, latex, two new paragraphs in section 4 and in Concluding
Remarks with two new reference
The general classical solution of the superparticle
The theory of vectors and spinors in 9+1 dimensional spacetime is introduced
in a completely octonionic formalism based on an octonionic representation of
the Clifford algebra \Cl(9,1). The general solution of the classical
equations of motion of the CBS superparticle is given to all orders of the
Grassmann hierarchy. A spinor and a vector are combined into a
Grassmann, octonionic, Jordan matrix in order to construct a superspace
variable to describe the superparticle. The combined Lorentz and supersymmetry
transformations of the fermionic and bosonic variables are expressed in terms
of Jordan products.Comment: 11 pages, REVTe
Isotopic liftings of Clifford algebras and applications in elementary particle mass matrices
Isotopic liftings of algebraic structures are investigated in the context of
Clifford algebras, where it is defined a new product involving an arbitrary,
but fixed, element of the Clifford algebra. This element acts as the unit with
respect to the introduced product, and is called isounit. We construct
isotopies in both associative and non-associative arbitrary algebras, and
examples of these constructions are exhibited using Clifford algebras, which
although associative, can generate the octonionic, non-associative, algebra.
The whole formalism is developed in a Clifford algebraic arena, giving also the
necessary pre-requisites to introduce isotopies of the exterior algebra. The
flavor hadronic symmetry of the six u,d,s,c,b,t quarks is shown to be exact,
when the generators of the isotopic Lie algebra su(6) are constructed, and the
unit of the isotopic Clifford algebra is shown to be a function of the six
quark masses. The limits constraining the parameters, that are entries of the
representation of the isounit in the isotopic group SU(6), are based on the
most recent limits imposed on quark masses.Comment: 19 page
On the equivalence of bound state solutions
In this paper we show the equivalence of various (non-threshold) bound state
solutions of branes, or equivalently branes in background potentials, in ten-
and eleven-dimensional supergravity. We compare solutions obtained in two very
different ways. One method uses a zero mode analysis to make an Ansatz which
makes it possible to solve the full non-linear supergravity equations. The
other method utilises T-duality techniques to turn on the fields on the brane.
To be specific, in eleven dimensions we show the equivalence for the (M2,M5)
bound state, or equivalently an M5-brane in a C_3 field, where we also consider
the (MW,M2,M2',M5) solution, which can be obtained from the (M2,M5) bound state
by a boost. In ten dimensions we show the equivalence for the ((F,D1),D3) bound
state as well as the bound states of (p,q) 5-branes with lower dimensional
branes in type IIB, corresponding to D3-branes in B_2 and C_2 fields and (p,q)
5-branes in B_2, C_2 and C_4 fields. We also comment on the recently proposed
V-duality related to infinitesimally boosted solutions.Comment: 19 pages, LaTe
D1 and D5-Brane Actions in AdS_m x S^n
The kappa-invariant and supersymmetric actions of D1 and D5-branes in AdS_3 x
S^3 are investigated, as well as the action of a D5-brane in an AdS_5 x S^5
background. The action of a D5-brane lying totally in an AdS_3 x S^3 background
is found. Some progress was made towards finding the action for the D5-brane
free to move in the whole AdS_3 x S^3 x T^4 space, however the supersymmetric
action found here is not kappa-invariant and the reasons the method used did
not find a kappa-invariant solution are discussed.Comment: 17pp, Latex, improved explanations, a definition adde
The Pioneer anomaly in the context of the braneworld scenario
We examine the Pioneer anomaly - a reported anomalous acceleration affecting
the Pioneer 10/11, Galileo and Ulysses spacecrafts - in the context of a
braneworld scenario. We show that effects due to the radion field cannot
account for the anomaly, but that a scalar field with an appropriate potential
is able to explain the phenomena. Implications and features of our solution are
analyzed.Comment: Final version to appear at Classical & Quantum Gravity. Plainlatex 19
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