An action for the superfive-brane in D=11 supergravity
Journal article, 1997

An alternative path is taken for deriving an action for the supersymmetric 5-brane in 11 dimensions. Selfduality does not follow from the action, but is consistent with the equations of motion for arbitrary supergravity backgrounds. The action involves a 2-form as well as a 5-form world-volume potential; inclusion of the latter makes the action, as well as the non-linear selfduality relation for the 3-form field strength, polynomial. The requirement of invariance under kappa-transformations determines the form of the selfduality relation, as well as the action. The formulation is shown to be equivalent to earlier formulations of 5-brane dynamics.

Author

Martin Cederwall

Chalmers, Department of Theoretical Physics and Mechanics, Mathematical Physics

Bengt E W Nilsson

Chalmers, Department of Theoretical Physics and Mechanics, Mathematical Physics

Per Sundell

J. High Energy Phys. 9804:007,1998

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