A massive study of M2-brane proposals

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DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/113zbMATH Open1245.81167arXiv0807.1074OpenAlexW3105882432MaRDI QIDQ445534FDOQ445534


Authors: Jaume Gomis, Diego Rodriguez-Gomez, Mark Van Raamsdonk, Herman Verlinde Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 26 August 2012

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

Abstract: We test the proposals for the worldvolume theory of M2-branes by studying its maximally supersymmetric mass-deformation. We check the simplest prediction for the mass-deformed theory on N M2-branes: that there should be a set of discrete vacua in one-to-one correspondence with partitions on N. For the mass-deformed Lorentzian three-algebra theory, we find only a single classical vacuum, casting doubt on its M2-brane interpretation. For the mass-deformed ABJM theory, we do find a discrete set of solutions, but these are more numerous than predicted. We discuss possible resolutions of this puzzling discrepancy. We argue that the classical vacuum solutions of the mass-deformed ABJM theory display properties of fuzzy three-spheres, as expected from their gravitational dual interpretation.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0807.1074




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