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M(atrix) Theory on the Negative Light-Front

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

M(atrix) theory defines light-front description of M-theory boosted along positive direction of eleventh, M-coordinate. Rank of M(atrix) gauge group is directly related to M-momentum P11=N/R11P_{11} = N / R_{11} or, equivalently, to total number of D0-partons. Alternatively, M-theory may be boosted along opposite direction of M-coordinate, for which the theory consists only of anti-D0 partons. In M(atrix) theory description, we interpret this as analytic continuation of dimension of the gauge group: U(N)U(N)U(-N) \sim U(N), SO(2N)USp(2N)SO(-2N) \sim USp(2N) and USp(2N)SO(2N)USp(-2N) \sim SO(2N). We check these reciprocity relations explicitly for uncompactified, heterotic, and CHL M(atrix) theories as well as effective M(atrix) gauge theories of T5/Z2T_5/Z_2 and T9/Z2T_9/Z_2 compactifications. In all cases, we show that absence of parity, gauge and supersymmetry anomalies require introduction of a twisted sector with negative numbers of matter multiplets. They are interpreted as massless open string excitations connected to anti-D-brane background.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9712055,
  title  = {M(atrix) Theory on the Negative Light-Front},
  author = {Soo-Jong Rey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9712055},
  year   = {2007}
}

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