M-theory and characteristic classes
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M-theory and characteristic classes
In this note we show that the Chern-Simons and the one-loop terms in the M-theory action can be written in terms of new characters involving the M-theory four-form and the string classes. This sheds a new light on the topological structure behind M-theory and suggests the construction of a theory of “higher” characteristic classes. E-mail: [email protected] Research supported by the A...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of High Energy Physics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1029-8479
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/08/020