Sources for Chern-Simons theories

DOI10.1007/978-0-387-87499-9_8MaRDI QIDQ3653027zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors José D. Edelstein, Jorge Zanelli

Publication date 18 December 2009

Published in Quantum Mechanics of Fundamental Systems: The Quest for Beauty and Simplicity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0807.4217

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eta-invariants, Chern-Simons invariants (58J28) Groups and algebras in quantum theory and relations with integrable systems (81R12) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Supergravity (83E50)

Abstract: The coupling between Chern-Simons theories and matter sources defined by branes of different dimensionalities is examined. It is shown that the standard coupling to membranes, such as the one found in supergravity or in string theory, does not operate in the same way for CS theories; the only p-branes that naturally couple seem to be those with p=2n; these p-branes break the gauge symmetry (and supersymmetry) in a controlled and sensible manner.

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