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Kac-Moody algebras in gravity and M-theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-07-19 v1

Abstract

The formulation of gravity and M-theories as very-extended Kac-Moody invariant theories is reviewed. Exact solutions describing intersecting extremal brane configurations smeared in all directions but one are presented. The intersection rules characterising these solutions are neatly encoded in the algebra. The existence of dualities for all G+++ and their group theoretical-origin are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0511009,
  title  = {Kac-Moody algebras in gravity and M-theories},
  author = {Laurent Houart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0511009},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

Talk presented at the XXVIII Spanish Relativity Meeting E.R.E. 2005, Oviedo, September 6-10, 2005, 10 pages