Many Faces of Born-Infeld Theory
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Born-Infeld theory is the non-linear generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics. It naturally arises as the low-energy effective action of open strings, and it is also part of the world-volume effective action of D-branes. The N = 1 and N = 2 supersymmetric generalizations of the Born-Infeld action are closely related to partial spontaneous breaking of rigid extended supersymmetry. We review some remarkable features of the Born-Infeld action and outline its supersymmetric generalizations in four dimensions. The non-abelian N = 1 supersymmetric extension of the Born-Infeld theory and its N = 1 supergravitational avatars are given in superspace.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001