Several new actions of \(p\)-branes based on bulk scalar fields

Generally, \(p\)-branes play central roles in revealing the nonperturbative structures of the string/M-theory. In this paper, through a topological tensor current constructed in terms of a bulk scalar field, we first show some topological properties of \(p\)-branes, and then mainly discuss the const...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2007-05
Main Authors: Yi-Shi, Duan, Zhen-Bin Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Branes
M theory
Relativity
Spacetime
Tensors
Topology
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Summary:Generally, \(p\)-branes play central roles in revealing the nonperturbative structures of the string/M-theory. In this paper, through a topological tensor current constructed in terms of a bulk scalar field, we first show some topological properties of \(p\)-branes, and then mainly discuss the construction of several new actions of \(p\)-branes. We show that the actions we construct which can be reduced to the Nambu-Goto action or some other simple actions, are all defined naturally in the bulk spacetime, preserving the full spacetime Lorentz invariance and satisfying a self-dual condition.
ISSN:2331-8422