Covariant Field Equations of the M Theory Five-Brane
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-30 v3
Abstract
The component form of the equations of motion for the 5-brane in eleven-dimensions is derived from the superspace equations. These equations are fully covariant in six-dimensions. It is shown that double-dimensional reduction of the bosonic equations gives the equations of motion for a 4-brane in ten dimensions governed by the Born-Infeld action.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9702008,
title = {Covariant Field Equations of the M Theory Five-Brane},
author = {P. S. Howe and E. Sezgin and P. C. West},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9702008},
year = {2009}
}
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16 pages, latex, references added