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E$_9$ exceptional field theory II. The complete dynamics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-06-02 v2

Abstract

We construct the first complete exceptional field theory that is based on an infinite-dimensional symmetry group. E9_9 exceptional field theory provides a unified description of eleven-dimensional and type IIB supergravity covariant under the affine Kac-Moody symmetry of two-dimensional maximal supergravity. We present two equivalent formulations of the dynamics, which both rely on a pseudo-Lagrangian supplemented by a twisted self-duality equation. One formulation involves a minimal set of fields and gauge symmetries, which uniquely determine the entire dynamics. The other formulation extends e9\mathfrak{e}_9 by half of the Virasoro algebra and makes direct contact with the integrable structure of two-dimensional supergravity. Our results apply directly to other affine Kac-Moody groups, such as the Geroch group of general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.2103.12118,
  title  = {E$_9$ exceptional field theory II. The complete dynamics},
  author = {Guillaume Bossard and Franz Ciceri and Gianluca Inverso and Axel Kleinschmidt and Henning Samtleben},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.12118},
  year   = {2021}
}

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111 pages, typos corrected, JHEP version

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