The self-duality of the N=1 supersymmetric Born--Infeld action implies a double self-duality of the tensor multiplet square-root action when the scalar and the antisymmetric tensor are interchanged via Poincare' duality. We show how this phenomenon extends to D space-time dimensions for non-linear actions involving pairs of forms of rank p and D-p-2. As a byproduct, we construct a new two-field generalization of the Born-Infeld action whose equations of motion are invariant under a U(1) duality. In these systems, the introduction of Green-Schwarz terms results in explicit non-linear mass-like terms for dual massive pairs.
Titolo: | Doubly self-dual actions in various dimensions | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2015 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2015)051 | |
Parole Chiave: | High Energy Physics - Theory; High Energy Physics - Theory; General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology; Mathematical Physics; Mathematics - Mathematical Physics | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11384/65884 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |