The Wess-Zumino term for supermembranes and descent equations

Ian Mcarthur

doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00589-0

The Wess-Zumino term for supermembranes and descent equations

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As a result of the Wess-Zumino term in its action, the eleven-dimensional supermembrane realizes the super-Poincare algebra extended by a Schwinger term containing a two-form charge. A set of ''descent equations'' are determined which place the relationship between the Wess-Zumino Lagrangian and the Schwinger term on a cohomological footing. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	645-657
Journal	Nuclear Physics B
Volume	507
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00589-0
Publication status	Published - 1997

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