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Note on non-Abelian two-form gauge fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-05 v2

Abstract

Motivated by application to multiple M5 branes, we study some properties of non-Abelian two-form gauge theories. We note that the fake curvature condition which is commonly used in the literature would restrict the dynamics to be either a free theory or a topological system. We then propose a modification of transformation law which simplifies the gauge transformation of 3-form field strength and enables us to write down a gauge invariant action. We then argue that a generalization of Stueckelberg mechanism naturally gives mass to the two-form gauge field. For the application to multiple M5-branes, it should be identified with the KK modes.

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@article{arxiv.1206.5643,
  title  = {Note on non-Abelian two-form gauge fields},
  author = {Pei-Ming Ho and Yutaka Matsuo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.5643},
  year   = {2015}
}

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21 pages

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