Metric 3-Lie algebras for unitary Bagger-Lambert theories

De Medeiros, Paul F., Figueroa-O'Farrill, José, Méndez-Escobar, Elena and Ritter, Patricia 2009. Metric 3-Lie algebras for unitary Bagger-Lambert theories. Journal of High Energy Physics 2009 (04) , 037. 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/04/037

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Abstract

We prove a structure theorem for finite-dimensional indefinite-signature metric 3-Lie algebras admitting a maximally isotropic centre. This algebraic condition indicates that all the negative-norm states in the associated Bagger-Lambert theory can be consistently decoupled from the physical Hilbert space. As an immediate application of the theorem, new examples beyond index 2 are constructed. The lagrangian for the Bagger-Lambert theory based on a general physically admissible 3-Lie algebra of this kind is obtained. Following an expansion around a suitable vacuum, the precise relationship between such theories and certain more conventional maximally supersymmetric gauge theories is found. These typically involve particular combinations of N = 8 super Yang-Mills and massive vector supermultiplets. A dictionary between the 3-Lie algebraic data and the physical parameters in the resulting gauge theories will thereby be provided.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Mathematics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	M-Theory; AdS-CFT and dS-CFT Correspondence
Publisher:	IOP Science
ISSN:	1029-8479
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39667

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