Abstract
Starting from gauged N = 8 supergravity in three dimensions we construct actions for multiple membranes by taking the limit to global supersymmetry for different choices of the embedding tensor. This provides a general framework that reproduces many recent results on multiple membrane actions as well as generalisations thereof. As examples we discuss conformal (non-conformal) gaugings leading to multiple M2-branes (D2-branes) and massive deformations of these systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 091 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
| Volume | 2008 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug-2008 |
Keywords
- supersymmetric gauge theory
- field theories in lower dimensions
- D-branes
- Chern-Simons theories
- MAXIMAL SUPERGRAVITIES
- 3 DIMENSIONS
- GAUGINGS
- DUALITY
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