Type II Actions from 11-Dimensional Chern-Simons Theories
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
This paper continues the discussion of hep-th/0605038, applying the holographic formulation of self-dual theory to the Ramond-Ramond fields of type II supergravity. We formulate the RR partition function, in the presence of nontrivial H-fields, in terms of the wavefunction of an 11-dimensional Chern-Simons theory. Using the methods of hep-th/0605038 we show how to formulate an action principle for the RR fields of both type IIA and type IIB supergravity, in the presence of RR current. We find a new topological restriction on consistent backgrounds of type IIA supergravity, namely the fourth Wu class must have a lift to the H-twisted cohomology.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0611020,
title = {Type II Actions from 11-Dimensional Chern-Simons Theories},
author = {Dmitriy M. Belov and Gregory W. Moore},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0611020},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
60 pages; 7 figures; LaTeX