Duality symmetry and the form fields of M-theory
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In previous work we derived the topological terms in the M-theory action in terms of certain characters that we defined. In this paper, we propose the extention of these characters to include the dual fields. The unified treatment of the M-theory four-form field strength and its dual leads to several observations. In particular we elaborate on the possibility of a twisted cohomology theory with a twist given by degrees higher than three. E-mail: [email protected] Research supported by the Australian Research Council.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006