Octonions and M-theory
| dc.creator | Boya, Luis J. | |
| dc.date | 2003-01-07 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:14:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:14:44Z | |
| dc.description | We explain how structures related to octonions are ubiquitous in M-theory. All the exceptional Lie groups, and the projective Cayley line and plane appear in M-theory. Exceptional G_2-holonomy manifolds show up as compactifying spaces, and are related to the M2 Brane and 3-form. We review this evidence, which comes from the initial 11-dim structures. Relations between these objects are stressed, when extant and understood. We argue for the necessity of a better understanding of the role of the octonions themselves (in particular non-associativity) in M-theory. | |
| dc.description | 6 pages, iopart.sty, Presented at the the 24th International Colloquium on Group-Theoretical Methods in Physics. Paris, July 15-22, 2.002 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0301037 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0301037 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/51740 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Octonions and M-theory | |
| dc.type | text |