A Massive Study of M2-brane Proposals

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dc.creatorGomis, Jaume
dc.creatorRodriguez-Gomez, Diego
dc.creatorVan Raamsdonk, Mark
dc.creatorVerlinde, Herman
dc.date2008-07-07
dc.date2008-07-17
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dc.descriptionWe test the proposals for the worldvolume theory of M2-branes by studying its maximally supersymmetric mass-deformation. We check the simplest prediction for the mass-deformed theory on N M2-branes: that there should be a set of discrete vacua in one-to-one correspondence with partitions on N. For the mass-deformed Lorentzian three-algebra theory, we find only a single classical vacuum, casting doubt on its M2-brane interpretation. For the mass-deformed ABJM theory, we do find a discrete set of solutions, but these are more numerous than predicted. We discuss possible resolutions of this puzzling discrepancy. We argue that the classical vacuum solutions of the mass-deformed ABJM theory display properties of fuzzy three-spheres, as expected from their gravitational dual interpretation.
dc.description33 pages, LaTeX; references and acknowledgment added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0807.1074
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0807.1074
dc.identifierJHEP0809:113,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/113
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/204201
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleA Massive Study of M2-brane Proposals
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