Lagrangian of Self-dual Gauge Fields in Various Formulations

The Lagrangian of self-dual gauge theory in various formulations are reviewed. From these results we see a simple rule and use it to present some new non-covariant Lagrangian based on the decomposition of spacetime into $D=D_1+D_2+D_3$. Our prescription could be easily extended to more complex decomposition of spacetime and some more examples are presented therefore. The self-dual property of the new Lagrangian is proved in detail. We also show that the new non-covariant actions give field equations with 6d Lorentz invariance.Comment: Latex, 27 pages,9 tables. V4: Modify Lagrangian (3.1) and prove its self-dualit

PST-type SL(2;R)-covariant Super D3-brane Action in Flat Spacetime

We give an explicit form of the PST-type SL(2;R)-covariant super D3-brane action for the flat Minkowski background. To this end, we follow the prescription developed by Hatsuda and Kamimura. As an application of the action, we obtain the supercharge of the action by using the standard Noether's method and calculate the Poisson bracket algebra of the supercharge. The central charge of the supersymmetry algebra is given in a manifestly SL(2;R)-covariant way.Comment: v1 12 pages, v2 references added, minor correction

Wilson Loops on Riemann Surfaces, Liouville Theory and Covariantization of the Conformal Group

The covariantization procedure is usually referred to the translation operator, that is the derivative. Here we introduce a general method to covariantize arbitrary differential operators, such as the ones defining the fundamental group of a given manifold. We focus on the differential operators representing the sl(2,R) generators, which in turn, generate, by exponentiation, the two-dimensional conformal transformations. A key point of our construction is the recent result on the closed forms of the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula. In particular, our covariantization receipt is quite general. This has a deep consequence since it means that the covariantization of the conformal group is {\it always definite}. Our covariantization receipt is quite general and apply in general situations, including AdS/CFT. Here we focus on the projective unitary representations of the fundamental group of a Riemann surface, which may include elliptic points and punctures, introduced in the framework of noncommutative Riemann surfaces. It turns out that the covariantized conformal operators are built in terms of Wilson loops around Poincar\'e geodesics, implying a deep relationship between gauge theories on Riemann surfaces and Liouville theory.Comment: 39 pages. References added. Version to appear in JHE

Covariant actions for N=1, D=6 Supergravity theories with chiral bosons

We show that the recently found covariant formulation for chiral $p$--forms in $2(p+1)$ dimensions with $p$ even, can be naturally extended to supersymmetric theories. We present the general method for writing covariant actions for chiral bosons and construct, in particular, in six dimensions covariant actions for one tensor supermultiplet, for pure supergravity and for supergravity coupled to an arbitrary number of tensor supermultiplets.Comment: LaTeX file, 20 pages, no figure

On the equivalence of different formulations of the M Theory five--brane

We show that the field equations for the supercoordinates and the self--dual antisymmetric tensor field derived from the recently constructed kappa-invariant action for the M theory five-brane are equivalent to the equations of motion obtained in the doubly supersymmetric geometrical approach at the worldvolume component level.Comment: TeX file, 12 page