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.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
9 pp., plain tex. v2: references added