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arxiv: hep-th/9904123 · v1 · pith:JX36MHDHnew · submitted 1999-04-18 · ✦ hep-th

Topological tensor current of tilde{p}-branes in the φ-mapping theory

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keywords currenttildebranestopologicalmappingtensorfieldmagnetic
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We present a new general topological tensor current of $\tilde{p}$-branes by making use of the $\phi $-mapping theory. It is shown that the current is identically conserved and behave as $\delta (\vec{\phi}),$ and every isolated zero of the vector field $\vec{\phi}(x)$ corresponds to a `magnetic' $\tilde{p}$-brane. Using this topological current, the generalized Nambu action for multi $\tilde{p}$-branes is given, and the field strength $F$ corresponding to this topological tensor current is obtained. It is also shown that the `magnetic' charges carried by $\tilde{p}$-branes are topologically quantized and labeled by Hopf index and Brouwer degree, the winding number of the $\phi$-mapping.

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