On the Octonionic Superconformal M-Algebra

DOI10.1142/S0217751X03015581zbMATH Open1037.81087arXivhep-th/0307070OpenAlexW2115489806MaRDI QIDQ4440708FDOQ4440708

Authors: Francesco Toppan 

Publication date: 2003

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It is shown that the $M$-algebra related with the $M$ theory comes in two variants. Besides the standard $M$ algebra based on the real structure, an alternative octonionic formulation can be consistently introduced. This second variant has striking features. It involves only 52 real bosonic generators instead of 528 of the standard $M$ algebra and moreover presents a novel and surprising feature, its octonionic $M5$ (super-5-brane) sector is no longer independent, but coincides with the octonionic $M1$ and $M2$ sectors. This is in consequence of the non-associativity of the octonions. An octonionic version of the superconformal $M$-algebra also exists. It is given by $$ and admits 239 bosonic and 64 fermionic generators. It is speculated that the octonionic $M$-algebra can be related to the exceptional Lie and Jordan algebras that apparently play a special role in the Theory Of Everything.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0307070

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zbMATH Keywords

division algebra\(M\)-theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Basic linear algebra (15A99) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Operator algebra methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R15)

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