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Counting supersymmetric branes
Maximal supergravity solutions are revisited and classified, with particular
emphasis on objects of co-dimension at most two. This class of solutions
includes branes whose tension scales with g_s^{-\sigma} for \sigma>2. We
present a group theory derivation of the counting of these objects based on the
corresponding tensor hierarchies derived from E11 and discrete T- and U-duality
transformations. This provides a rationale for the wrapping rules that were
recently discussed for \sigma<4 in the literature and extends them. Explicit
supergravity solutions that give rise to co-dimension two branes are
constructed and analysed.Comment: 1+33 pages. To the memory of Laurent Houart. v2: Published version
with added reference
Massive Three-Dimensional Supergravity From R+R^2 Action in Six Dimensions
We obtain a three-parameter family of massive N=1 supergravities in three
dimensions from the 3-sphere reduction of an off-shell N=(1,0) six-dimensional
Poincare supergravity that includes a curvature squared invariant. The
three-dimensional theory contains an off-shell supergravity multiplet and an
on-shell scalar matter multiplet. We then generalise this in three dimensions
to an eight-parameter family of supergravities. We also find a duality
relationship between the six-dimensional theory and the N=(1,0) six-dimensional
theory obtained through a T^4 reduction of the heterotic string effective
action that includes the higher-order terms associated with the
supersymmetrisation of the anomaly-cancelling \tr(R\wedge R) term.Comment: Latex, 32 Pages, an equation is corrected, a few new equations and a
number of clarifying remarks are adde
Spectrum of Higher Derivative 6D Chiral Supergravity
Gauged off-shell Maxwell-Einstein supergravity in six dimensions with N=(1,0)
supersymmetry has a higher derivative extension afforded by a supersymmetrized
Riemann squared term. This theory admits a supersymmetric Minkowski x S^2
compactification with a U(1) monopole of unit charge on S^2. We determine the
full spectrum of the theory on this background. We also determine the spectrum
on a non-supersymmetric version of this compactification in which the monopole
charge is different from unity, and we find the peculiar feature that there are
massless gravitini in a representation of the S^2 isometry group determined by
the monopole charge.Comment: typos correcte
On "New Massive" 4D Gravity
We construct a four-dimensional (4D) gauge theory that propagates, unitarily,
the five polarization modes of a massive spin-2 particle. These modes are
described by a "dual" graviton gauge potential and the Lagrangian is 4th-order
in derivatives. As the construction mimics that of 3D "new massive gravity", we
call this 4D model (linearized) "new massive dual gravity". We analyse its
massless limit, and discuss similarities to the Eddington-Schroedinger model.Comment: 17 pages, v2 : version published in JHE
Interacting spin-2 fields in three dimensions
Using the frame formulation of multi-gravity in three dimensions, we show
that demanding the presence of secondary constraints which remove the
Boulware-Deser ghosts restricts the possible interaction terms of the theory
and identifies invertible frame field combinations whose effective metric may
consistently couple to matter. The resulting ghost-free theories can be
represented by theory graphs which are trees. In the case of three frame
fields, we explicitly show that the requirement of positive masses and energies
for the bulk spin-2 modes in AdS is consistent with a positive central
charge for the putative dual CFT.Comment: 26 pages, 3 figures, v2: minor changes, matches published versio
D-Brane Wess-Zumino Terms and U-Duality
We construct gauge-invariant and U-duality covariant expressions for
Wess-Zumino terms corresponding to general Dp-branes (for any p<D) in arbitrary
2<D<11 dimensions. A distinguishing feature of these Wess-Zumino terms is that
they contain twice as many scalars as the 10-D compactified dimensions, in line
with doubled geometry. We find that for D<10 the charges of the
higher-dimensional branes can all be expressed as products of the 0-brane
charges, which include the D0-brane and the NS-NS 0-brane charges. We give the
general expressions for these charges and show how they determine the
non-trivial conjugacy class to which some of the higher-dimensional D-branes
belong.Comment: 42 pages. Typos corrected, an error in table 6 corrected, comments in
the conclusions adde
Some interesting features of new massive gravity
A proof that new massive gravity - the massive 3D gravity model proposed by
Bergshoeff, Hohm and Townsend (BHT) - is the only unitary system at the tree
level that can be constructed by augmenting planar gravity through the
curvature-squared terms, is presented. Two interesting gravitational properties
of the BHT model, namely, time dilation and time delay, which have no
counterpart in the usual Einstein 3D gravity, are analyzed as well.Comment: Submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravit
The E_{11} origin of all maximal supergravities
Starting from the eleven dimensional E_{11} non-linear realisation of
M-theory we compute all possible forms, that is objects with totally
antisymmetrised indices, that occur in four dimensions and above as well as all
the 1-forms and 2-forms in three dimensions. In any dimension D, the D-1-forms
lead to maximal supergravity theories with cosmological constants and they are
in precise agreement with the patterns of gauging found in any dimension using
supersymmetry. The D-forms correspond to the presence of space-filling branes
which are crucial for the consistency of orientifold models and have not been
derived from an alternative approach, with the exception of the 10-dimensional
case. It follows that the gaugings of supergravities and the spacetime-filling
branes possess an eleven dimensional origin within the E_{11} formulation of
M-theory. This and previous results very strongly suggest that all the fields
in the adjoint representation of E_{11} have a physical interpretation.Comment: 54 page
Intersecting Noncommutative D-branes and Baryons in Magnetic Fields
We study supersymmetric intersecting configurations of D-branes with B-field
backgrounds. Noncommutative D-brane or M-brane pairs can intersect
supersymmetrically over (p-1)-brane, as well as over (p-2)-brane like ordinary
branes. d=10 and d=11 supergravity solutions are obtained and the supersymmetry
projection rule is examined. As an application we study a noncommutative
D7-brane probe in noncommutative D3-brane background, intersecting at
noncommutative plane, which describes BPS baryons of noncommutative gauge
theory in the context of AdS/CFT correspondence.Comment: 15 pages;several important references are added and typos correcte
Type 0 T-Duality and the Tachyon Coupling
We consider the T-duality relations between Type 0A and 0B theories, and show
that this constraints the possible couplings of the tachyon to the RR-fields.
Due to the `doubling' of the RR sector in Type 0 theories, we are able to
introduce a democratic formulation for the Type 0 effective actions, in which
there is no Chern-Simons term in the effective action. Finally we discuss how
to embed Type II solutions into Type 0 theories.Comment: some misprints corrected and a reference adde
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