E$_9$ exceptional field theory II. The complete dynamics
Abstract
We construct the first complete exceptional field theory that is based on an infinite-dimensional symmetry group. E exceptional field theory provides a unified description of eleven-dimensional and type IIB supergravity covariant under the affine Kac-Moody symmetry of two-dimensional maximal supergravity. We present two equivalent formulations of the dynamics, which both rely on a pseudo-Lagrangian supplemented by a twisted self-duality equation. One formulation involves a minimal set of fields and gauge symmetries, which uniquely determine the entire dynamics. The other formulation extends by half of the Virasoro algebra and makes direct contact with the integrable structure of two-dimensional supergravity. Our results apply directly to other affine Kac-Moody groups, such as the Geroch group of general relativity.
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@article{arxiv.2103.12118,
title = {E$_9$ exceptional field theory II. The complete dynamics},
author = {Guillaume Bossard and Franz Ciceri and Gianluca Inverso and Axel Kleinschmidt and Henning Samtleben},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.12118},
year = {2021}
}
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111 pages, typos corrected, JHEP version