M-BRANE INTERSECTIONS FROM WORLDVOLUME SUPERALGEBRAS

Authors
BERGSHOEFF E GOMIS J TOWNSEND PK
Citation
E. Bergshoeff et al., M-BRANE INTERSECTIONS FROM WORLDVOLUME SUPERALGEBRAS, Physics letters. Section B, 421(1-4), 1998, pp. 109-118
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
421
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
109 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1998)421:1-4<109:MIFWS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
It is known that the M-branes of M-theory correspond to p-form charges in the D = 11 spacetime supersymmetry algebra. Here we show that thei r intersections are encoded in the p-form charges of their worldvolume supersymmetry algebras. Triple intersections are encoded in double in tersection worldvolume algebras with eight supercharges. (C) 1998 Else vier Science B.V.