Note about unstable M3-brane action

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2009 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.79.026001· OSTI ID:21259850

Kluson, J ^[1]

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1. Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 611 37, Brno (Czech Republic)

We construct an action for an unstable M3-brane in M theory. We argue that, in order to find M3-brane action that upon direct dimensional reduction leads to non-Bogomol'nyi-Prasad-Sommerfield D3-brane action in type IIA theory, we have to presume that the background possesses Killing isometry and that this isometry has to be gauged on the world volume of the M3-brane. Then we construct a singular tachyon kink on the world volume of the M3-brane, and we show that the dynamics of the resulting topological defect is governed by an action that upon direct dimensional reduction leads to a D2-brane in type IIA theory and that is equivalent to standard M2-brane action in a flat background.

• OSTI ID: 21259850
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 79; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DEFECTS
MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
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STRING MODELS
TACHYONS