M-brane models from non-abelian gerbes

A bstract We make the observation that M-brane models defined in terms of 3-algebras can be interpreted as higher gauge theories involving Lie 2-groups. Such gauge theories arise in particular in the description of non-abelian gerbes. This observation allows us to put M2- and M5-brane models on equa...

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Published inThe journal of high energy physics Vol. 2012; no. 7
Main Authors Palmer, Sam, Sämann, Christian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2012
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Elementary Particles
High energy physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Physics
Relativity Theory
String Theory
Tensors
Gauge Symmetry
M-Theory
Differential and Algebraic Geometry
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Summary:A bstract We make the observation that M-brane models defined in terms of 3-algebras can be interpreted as higher gauge theories involving Lie 2-groups. Such gauge theories arise in particular in the description of non-abelian gerbes. This observation allows us to put M2- and M5-brane models on equal footing, at least as far as the gauge structure is concerned. Furthermore, it provides a useful framework for various generalizations; in particular, it leads to a fully supersymmetric generalization of a previously proposed set of tensor multiplet equations.
ISSN:1029-8479
1029-8479
DOI:10.1007/JHEP07(2012)010