Brane Rotating Symmetries and the Fivebrane Equations of Motion
O. Baerwald, P. West
TL;DR
This paper interprets the covariant equations of motion for the M-theory fivebrane as charge conservation laws, revealing new symmetries including a GL(32) automorphism, and views fields as Goldstone modes.
Contribution
It introduces a novel interpretation of fivebrane equations as charge conservation and uncovers a new symmetry within the GL(32) automorphism group.
Findings
Equations of motion are charge conservation laws.
Fields act as Goldstone fields due to shift symmetries.
Discovery of a new symmetry within the GL(32) group.
Abstract
We show that the fully covariant equations of motion for the M-theory fivebrane can be interpreted as charge conservation equations. The associated charges induce `shift'-symmetries of the scalar, spinor and gauge-fields of the fivebrane, so allowing an interpretation of all these fields as Goldstone fields. We also find that the fivebrane possesses a new symmetry that is part of the GL(32) automorphism group of the eleven dimensional supersymmetry algebra.
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