Irreducible representations of E theory

DOI10.1142/S0217751X19501331zbMATH Open1471.83024arXiv1905.07324OpenAlexW3100924311MaRDI QIDQ5010174FDOQ5010174

Authors: Peter West 

Publication date: 24 August 2021

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

Abstract: We construct the E theory analogue of the particles that transform under the Poincare group, that is, the irreducible representations of the semi-direct product of the Cartan involution subalgebra of E11 with its vector representation. We show that one such irreducible representation has only the degrees of freedom of eleven dimensional supergravity. This representation is most easily discussed in the light cone formalism and we show that the duality relations found in E theory take a particularly simple form in this formalism. We explain that the mysterious symmetries found recently in the light cone formulation of maximal supergravity theories are part of E11. We also argue that our familiar spacetimes have to be extended by additional coordinates when considering extended objects such as branes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.07324

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zbMATH Keywords

stringssupergravitybranesduality symmetries

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics, including Virasoro, Kac-Moody, (W)-algebras and other current algebras and their representations (81R10) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Supergravity (83E50) Structure and representation of the Lorentz group (22E43) Correspondence, duality, holography (AdS/CFT, gauge/gravity, etc.) (81T35)

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