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N=8 superfield formulation of the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson model

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-12-07 v2

Abstract

We reformulate the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson model using an N=8 superspace, thus making the full supersymmetry manifest. The formulation is based on appropriate "pure spinor wave functions" for the Chern-Simons and matter multiplets. The Lagrangian has an extremely simple structure, essentially containing a Chern-Simons-like term for the gauge field wave function and a minimally coupled matter wave function. No higher order interactions than cubic are present. The consistency of the setup relies on an interplay between the algebraic structures of the 3-algebra and of the pure spinors.

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@article{arxiv.0808.3242,
  title  = {N=8 superfield formulation of the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson model},
  author = {Martin Cederwall},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.3242},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pp., plain tex. v2: references added

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