M-theory and Characteristic Classes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-11 v3 Algebraic Topology
Abstract
In this note we show that the Chern-Simons and the one-loop terms in the M-theory action can be written in terms of new characters involving the M-theory four-form and the string classes. This sheds a new light on the topological structure behind M-theory and suggests the construction of a theory of `higher' characteristic classes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0501245,
title = {M-theory and Characteristic Classes},
author = {Hisham Sati},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0501245},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages. Error in gravitational term fixed; minor corrections; reference and acknowledgement added