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Topological sectors for heterotic M5-brane charges under Hypothesis H

Authors :
David Michael Roberts
Source :
Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol 2020, Iss 6, Pp 1-17 (2020), Journal of High Energy Physics
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
SpringerOpen, 2020.

Abstract

Assuming Fiorenza-Sati-Schreiber's Hypothesis H, on the charge quantization of M-theory's $C$-field, the topological sectors of the resulting $String^{c_2}(4)$-valued higher gauge theory on a heterotic M5-brane are classified by homotopy classes of maps from the worldvolume $\Sigma_{M5}$ to $BString^{c_2}(4)$. This note calculates the sectors in a number of examples of M5-brane topology, including examples considered in the 3d-3d correspondence, the emergence of skyrmions from higher-dimensional instantons and Witten's analysis of the S-duality of 4d Yang-Mills theory.<br />Comment: 16 pages; accepted version, some additional discussion

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10298479
Volume :
2020
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of High Energy Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e7219e7b22f95283c0962b4e2bdfb8b2
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2020)052