Spacetime scale-invariance and the super p-brane

E. Bergshoeff, L.A.J. London, P.K. Townsend

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Abstract

We generalize to p-dimensional extended objects and type II superstrings a recently proposed Green-Schwarz type I superstring action in which the tension T emerges as an integration constant of the equations of motion. The action is spacetime scale-invariant but its equations of motion are equivalent to those of the standard super p-brane for T ≠ 0 and the null super p-brane for T = 0. We also show that for p = 1 the action can be written in 'Born-Infeld' form.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages12
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1992

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