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Three-Algebras and N=6 Chern-Simons Gauge Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-04-06 v4

Abstract

We derive the general form for a three-dimensional scale-invariant field theory with N=6 supersymmetry, SU(4) R-symmetry and a U(1) global symmetry. The results can be written in terms of a 3-algebra in which the triple product is not antisymmetric. For a specific choice of 3-algebra we obtain the N=6 theories that have been recently proposed as models for M2-branes in an R^8/Z_k orbifold background.

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@article{arxiv.0807.0163,
  title  = {Three-Algebras and N=6 Chern-Simons Gauge Theories},
  author = {Jonathan Bagger and Neil Lambert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.0163},
  year   = {2010}
}

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19 pages. Typos corrected