Lectures on higher structures in M-theory
From MaRDI portal
Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Random matrices (probabilistic aspects) (60B20) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Quantization in field theory; cohomological methods (81T70)
Abstract: These are notes for four lectures on higher structures in M-theory as presented at workshops at the Erwin Schroedinger Institute and Tohoku University. The first lecture gives an overview of systems of multiple M5-branes and introduces the relevant mathematical structures underlying a local description of higher gauge theory. In the second lecture, we develop the corresponding global picture. A construction of non-abelian superconformal gauge theories in six dimensions using twistor spaces is discussed in the third lecture. The last lecture deals with the problem of higher quantization and its relation to loop space. An appendix summarizes the relation between 3-Lie algebras and Lie 2-algebras.
Recommendations
Cited in
(7)- \(G_{2}\)-structures and quantization of non-geometric M-theory backgrounds
- Tensor hierarchies and Leibniz algebras
- Towards an M5-brane model. I: A 6d superconformal field theory
- Algebraic formulation of higher gauge theory
- Higher Structures in M‐Theory
- Twisted Weil Algebras for the String Lie 2‐Algebra
- Superconformal symmetry in linear sigma model on supermanifolds
This page was built for publication: Lectures on higher structures in M-theory
Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q5365527)
