The local symmetries of M-theory and their formulation in generalised geometry

A bstract In the doubled field theory approach to string theory the T-duality group is promoted to a manifest symmetry at the expense of replacing ordinary Riemannian geometry with generalised geometry on a doubled space. The local symmetries are then given by a generalised Lie derivative and its as...

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Published in:The journal of high energy physics 2012-01, Vol.2012 (1), Article 12
Main Authors: Berman, David S., Godazgar, Hadi, Godazgar, Mahdi, Perry, Malcolm J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Elementary Particles
Field theory
Geometry
High energy physics
M theory
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Physics
Relativity Theory
String Theory
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Summary:A bstract In the doubled field theory approach to string theory the T-duality group is promoted to a manifest symmetry at the expense of replacing ordinary Riemannian geometry with generalised geometry on a doubled space. The local symmetries are then given by a generalised Lie derivative and its associated algebra. This paper constructs an analogous structure for the extended geometry of M-theory. A crucial by-product of this construction is the derivation of the physical section condition for M-theory formulated in an extended space.
ISSN:1029-8479
1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP01(2012)012