Non-collapsing membrane instantons in higher dimensions

DOI10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02550-9MaRDI QIDQ699552zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Emmanuel G. Floratos, G. K. Leontaris

Publication date 24 September 2002

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0208151

zbMATH Keywords

\(G_2\) invariance breakingseven-dimensional self-duality membrane equationsSU(3) Lagrangian submanifolds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

Abstract: We introduce a particular embedding of seven dimensional self-duality membrane equations in C^3 imes R which breaks G_2 invariance down to SU(3). The world-volume membrane instantons define SU(3) special lagrangian submanifolds of C^3. We discuss in detail solutions for spherical and toroidal topologies assuming factorization of time. We show that the extra dimensions manifest themselves in the solutions through the appearance of a non-zero conserved charge which prevents the collapse of the membrane. We find non-collapsing rotating membrane instantons which contract from infinite size to a finite one and then they bounce to infinity in finite time. Their motion is periodic. These generalized complex Nahm equations, in the axially symmetric case, lead to extensions of the continuous Toda equation to complex space.

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