Conformal non-geometric gravity in six dimensions and M-theory above the Planck energy

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/18/16/313MaRDI QIDQ2762005zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors C. M. Hull

Publication date 7 January 2002

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0011171

zbMATH Keywords

M-theorylinearized gravitynongeometric gravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

Abstract: The proposal that a strong coupling limit of the five-dimensional type II string theory (M-theory compactified on a 6-torus) in which the Planck length becomes infinite could give a six-dimensional superconformal phase of M-theory is reviewed. This limit exists for the free theory, giving a 6-dimensional theory with (4,0) supersymmetry compactified on a circle whose radius gives the 5-dimensional Planck length. The free 6-dimensional theory has a fourth rank tensor gauge field with the symmetries of the Riemann tensor instead of a symmetric tensor gauge field, but its dimensional reduction gives conventional linearised gravity in five dimensions. The possibility of an interacting form of this theory existing and the consequences it would have for the geometric picture of gravity are discussed.

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