BPS states in M-theory and twistorial constituents
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
We provide a complete algebraic description of BPS states in M-theory in terms of primary constituents that we call BPS preons. We argue that any BPS state preserving of the 32 supersymmetries is a composite of (32-k) BPS preons. In particular, the BPS states corresponding to the basic M2 and M5 branes are composed of 16 BPS preons. By extending the M-algebra to a generalized D=11 conformal superalgebra we relate the BPS preons with its fundamental representation, the D=11 supertwistors.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0101113,
title = {BPS states in M-theory and twistorial constituents},
author = {Igor A. Bandos and Jose A. de Azcarraga and Jose M. Izquierdo and Jerzy Lukierski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0101113},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pages. Refs. updated, two cosmetic changes, to appear in PRL