Some Algebraic Aspects of Half-BPS Bound States in M-Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-04-21 v1
Abstract
We revisit non-marginal half-BPS solutions of M-theory in the framework of the possible existence of an underlying E11 Kac-Moody symmetry. In this context, non-marginal BPS solutions of M-theory can be described as exact solutions of the brane sigma-model E10/K(E10), extending results obtained earlier for marginal BPS solutions. We uncover an elegant and simple algebraic structure underlying the bound states by looking at subalgebras embedded in E10. Furthermore, we show that the non-marginal BPS solutions can be obtained from the elementary marginal ones by the action of K(E10) transformations.
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@article{arxiv.0911.5141,
title = {Some Algebraic Aspects of Half-BPS Bound States in M-Theory},
author = {Laurent Houart and Axel Kleinschmidt and Josef Lindman Hörnlund},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.5141},
year = {2010}
}
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48 pages