Isometric Embedding of BPS Branes in Flat Spaces with Two Times
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-07 v2
Abstract
We show how non-near horizon p-brane theories can be obtained from two embedding constraints in a flat higher dimensional space with 2 time directions. In particular this includes the construction of D3 branes from a flat 12-dimensional action, and M2 and M5 branes from 13 dimensions. The worldvolume actions are determined by constant forms in the higher dimension, reduced to the usual expressions by Lagrange multipliers. The formulation affords insight in the global aspects of the spacetime geometries and makes contact with recent work on two-time physics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9912049,
title = {Isometric Embedding of BPS Branes in Flat Spaces with Two Times},
author = {Laura Andrianopoli and Martijn Derix and Gary W. Gibbons and Carlos Herdeiro and Alberto Santambrogio and Antoine Van Proeyen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9912049},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
29 pages, 10 figures, Latex using epsf.sty and here.sty; v2: reference added and some small corrections