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