Higher spins from Nambu-Chern-Simons theory

DOI10.1007/S00220-016-2712-XzbMATH Open1354.81035arXiv1511.01482OpenAlexW3099089104WikidataQ59474660 ScholiaQ59474660MaRDI QIDQ728489FDOQ728489

Authors: Alex S. Arvanitakis 

Publication date: 20 December 2016

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a new theory of higher spin gravity in three spacetime dimensions. This is defined by what we will call a Nambu-Chern-Simons (NCS) action; this is to a Nambu 3-algebra as an ordinary Chern-Simons (CS) action is to a Lie (2-)algebra. The novelty is that the gauge group of this theory is simple; this stands in contrast to previously understood interacting 3D higher spin theories in the frame-like formalism. We also consider the $N=8$ supersymmetric NCS-matter model (BLG theory), where the NCS action originated: Its fully supersymmetric M2 brane configurations are interpreted as Hopf fibrations, the homotopy type of the (infinite) gauge group is calculated and its instantons are classified.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.01482

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fibrations, degenerations in algebraic geometry (14D06) Eta-invariants, Chern-Simons invariants (58J28) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17) Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25)

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