Superbranes

TL;DR

This paper explores the geometric conditions that lead to the equations of motion for superbranes, a class of supersymmetric extended objects, by examining their embeddings into target superspaces.

Contribution

It introduces a simple geometric condition that yields the equations of motion for superbranes in various cases, advancing the understanding of their geometric formulation.

Findings

Geometric condition leads to brane equations of motion

Unified approach to supersymmetric extended objects

Insights into superworldsurface embeddings

Abstract

A large class of supersymmetric extended objects is considered from the viewpoint of embeddings of super worldsurfaces into target superspaces. It is shown that a simple geometrical condition leads to the equations of motion for the brane in many cases.