Minimal surfaces in symmetric spaces and dynamics of membranes in non-abelian gauge fields

A geometrical description of the dynamics of membranes coupled to non-abelian gauge fields and to gravitation is proposed. It uses dimensional reduction of a Kaluza-Klein space. The motion of membranes corresponds to minimal surfaces of this space and the conserved surface currents associated with t...

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Published inPhysics letters. B Vol. 279; no. 3; pp. 259 - 264
Main Authors Boisseau, Bruno, Barrabes, Claude
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16.04.1992
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
General relativity and gravitation
Physics
Quantum gravity
Kaluza Klein theory
Membrane
Gauge theory
Non abelian theory
Minimal surface
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Summary:A geometrical description of the dynamics of membranes coupled to non-abelian gauge fields and to gravitation is proposed. It uses dimensional reduction of a Kaluza-Klein space. The motion of membranes corresponds to minimal surfaces of this space and the conserved surface currents associated with the gauge group satisfy a generalized London equation.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/0370-2693(92)90390-P