# The role of PSL(2,7) in M-theory: M2-branes, Englert equation and the septuples

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel group-theoretical algorithm based on PSL(2,7) symmetry to classify M2-brane solutions with Englert fluxes in eleven-dimensional supergravity, revealing residual supersymmetries and expanding understanding of flux configurations.

## Contribution

A new algorithm leveraging PSL(2,7) symmetry for classifying Englert fluxes in M2-brane solutions, with a comprehensive analysis of residual supersymmetries.

## Key findings

- Classification of Englert fluxes into 8 distinct classes.
- Identification of residual supersymmetries with N=1 to 6.
- Establishment of PSL(2,7) as a key symmetry in M2-brane flux solutions.

## Abstract

Reconsidering the M2-brane solutions of d=11 supergravity with a transverse Englert flux introduced by one of us in 2016, we present a new purely group theoretical algorithm to solve Englert equation based on a specific embedding of the PSL(2,7) group into $\mathrm{Weyl[\mathfrak{e}_7]}$. The aforementioned embedding is singled out by the identification of $\mathrm{PSL(2,7)}$ with the automorphism group of the Fano plane. Relying on the revealed intrinsic PSL(2,7) symmetry of Englert equation and on the new algorithm we present an exhaustive classification of Englert fluxes. The residual supersymmetries of the corresponding M2-brane solutions associated with the first of the 8 classes into which we have partitioned Englert fluxes are exhaustively analyzed and we show that all residual d=3 supersymmetries with $\mathcal{N} \in \left\{1,2,3,4,5,6\right\}$ are available. Our constructions correspond to a particular case in the category of M2-brane solutions with transverse self-dual fluxes.