Aspects of the M5-Brane

dc.creatorSezgin, E.
dc.creatorSundell, P.
dc.date1999-02-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:26:02Z
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dc.descriptionThe kappa symmetry of an open M2-brane ending on an M5-brane requires geometrical constraints on the embedding of the system in target superspace. These constraints lead to the M5-brane equations of motion, which we review both in superspace and in component (i.e. in Green-Schwarz) formalism. We also describe the embedding of the chiral M5-brane theory in a non-chiral theory where the equations of motion follow from an action that involves a non-chiral 2-form potential, upon the imposition of a non-linear self-duality condition. In this formulation, we find a simplified form of the second order field equation for the worldvolume 2-form potential, and we derive the nonlinear holomorphicity condition on the partition function of the chiral M5-brane.
dc.description21 pages, latex, uses sprocl.sty, contribution to the Trieste Conference on Superfivebranes and Physics in 5+1 Dimensions, 1-3 April, 1998, Trieste, Italy
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9902171
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9902171
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/55957
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleAspects of the M5-Brane
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