Threebranes in twelve dimensions
Abstract
In this note we discuss the theory of super-threebranes in a spacetime of signature (10,2). Upon reduction, the threebrane provides us with the classical representations of the M-2-brane and the type IIB superstring. Many features of the original super (2+2)-brane theory are clarified. In particular, the (10,2) superspace and the spinors required to construct the brane action are discussed.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- January 1998
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.hep-th/9801029
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-th/9801029
- Bibcode:
- 1998hep.th....1029H
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- 5 pages, Latex. Based on talk given at NATO Advanced Study Institute conference on Strings, Branes and Dualities, Cargese, France, 26 May - 14 June 1997