Currents, charges and algebras in exceptional generalised geometry

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Publication:2044885

DOI10.1007/JHEP06(2021)070zbMATH Open1466.83133arXiv2103.03267MaRDI QIDQ2044885FDOQ2044885

David Osten

Publication date: 10 August 2021

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A classical Ed(d)-invariant Hamiltonian formulation of world-volume theories of half-BPS p-branes in type IIb and eleven-dimensional supergravity is proposed, extending known results to dleq6. It consists of a Hamiltonian, characterised by a generalised metric, and a current algebra constructed s.t. it reproduces the Ed(d) generalised Lie derivative. Ed(d)-covariance necessitates the introduction of so-called charges, specifying the type of p-brane and the choice of section. For p>2, currents of p-branes are generically non-geometric due to the imposition of U-duality, e.g. the M5-currents contain coordinates associated to the M2-momentum. A derivation of the Ed(d)-invariant current algebra from a canonical Poisson structure is in general not possible. At most, one can derive a current algebra associated to para-Hermitian exceptional geometry. The membrane in the SL(5)-theory is studied in detail. It is shown that in a generalised frame the current algebra is twisted by the generalised fluxes. As a consistency check, the double dimensional reduction from membranes in M-theory to strings in type IIa string theory is performed. Many features generalise to p-branes in SL(p+3) generalised geometries that form building blocks for the Ed(d)-invariant currents.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.03267





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