BPS states in M-theory and twistorial constituents

Details BPS states in M-theory and twistorial constituents BPS states in M-theory and twistorial constituents

2001-01-17

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0101113v2

Phys.Rev.Lett.86:4451-4454,2001

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

4 pages. Refs. updated, two cosmetic changes, to appear in PRL

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4451

We provide a complete algebraic description of BPS states in M-theory in terms of primary constituents that we call BPS preons. We argue that any BPS state preserving $k$ of the 32 supersymmetries is a composite of (32-k) BPS preons. In particular, the BPS states corresponding to the basic M2 and M5 branes are composed of 16 BPS preons. By extending the M-algebra to a generalized D=11 conformal superalgebra $osp(1|64)$ we relate the BPS preons with its fundamental representation, the D=11 supertwistors.

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