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Instantonic string solitons on M5 branes
High Energy Physics - Theory · Submitted 25 Apr 2017
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The authors' main claim This indicates that 6D vacuum is infinitely degenerate.
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The (I)nstantonic strings are described as extended states occupying a flat (isometry) direction on the multiple M5-brane world-volume. These are constituted by 4-dimensional gauge instantons and 2-dimensional chiral axion. In this light we revisit the covariant action for M5-branes by adding explicit axion terms. This leads to a new gauge symmetry and simple modification of some field equations and the constraints in the theory. The equations of motion include a conserved toplological current of I-strings. When 6D theory is compactified on a circle the light-like I-strings manifest as heavy monopole states in 5D super-Yang-Mills. While extremely light I-strings tend to become degenerate with the M5 vacuum but only at strong SYM coupling. This indicates that 6D vacuum is infinitely degenerate.
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| s0 | The (I)nstantonic strings are described as extended states occupying a flat (isometry) direction on the multiple M5-brane world-volume. | background 0.78 | 0.25 | 0.08 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | These are constituted by 4-dimensional gauge instantons and 2-dimensional chiral axion. | background 0.68 | 0.27 | 0.07 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | In this light we revisit the covariant action for M5-branes by adding explicit axion terms. | contribution 0.65 | 0.85 | 0.08 | asserted 0.95 |
| s3 | This leads to a new gauge symmetry and simple modification of some field equations and the constraints in the theory. | result 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.15 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | The equations of motion include a conserved toplological current of I-strings. | result 0.99 | 0.78 | 0.15 | asserted 1.00 |
| s5 | When 6D theory is compactified on a circle the light-like I-strings manifest as heavy monopole states in 5D super-Yang-Mills. | result 0.83 | 0.51 | 0.17 | asserted 0.99 |
| s6 | While extremely light I-strings tend to become degenerate with the M5 vacuum but only at strong SYM coupling. | result 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.11 | asserted 0.59 |
| s7 | This indicates that 6D vacuum is infinitely degenerate. | interpretation 0.97 | 0.65 | 0.40 | hedged possibility 0.62 |
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The (I)nstantonic strings are described as extended states occupying a flat (isometry) direction on the multiple M5-brane world-volume. These are constituted by 4-dimensional gauge instantons and 2-dimensional chiral axion. In this light we revisit the covariant action for M5-branes by adding explicit axion terms. This leads to a new gauge symmetry and simple modification of some field equations and the constraints in the theory. The equations of motion include a conserved toplological current of I-strings. When 6D theory is compactified on a circle the light-like I-strings manifest as heavy monopole states in 5D super-Yang-Mills. While extremely light I-strings tend to become degenerate with the M5 vacuum but only at strong SYM coupling. This indicates that 6D vacuum is infinitely degenerate.
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Closely related configurations were considered very recently in a different model [ref] , where they were called I-strings.
The Non-Abelian Self-Dual String and the (2,0)-Theory · Results · 0.92
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Instantonic strings: In this work we propose a simple modification of previous 6D action presented in [ref] .
Super-Yang-Mills and M5-branes · Introduction · 0.89
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Instantonic strings: In this work we propose a simple modification of previous 6D action presented in [ref] .
The Yang-Mills and chiral fields in six dimensions · Introduction · 0.89
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In the previous version of the theory [ref] , the instantonic solutions could be found, but that required the presence of non-zero flux for $C$-field.
Super-Yang-Mills and M5-branes · Instantonic string solitons · 0.89
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Nontheless meaningful attempts have been made recently to write down 6D theories using self-dual tensors, at least at the equation of motion level [ref] , and separately by up-lifting 5D SYM theory to the six-dimensions with the help of an auxiliary vector field [ref] .
The Yang-Mills and chiral fields in six dimensions · The 6D chiral theory · 0.96
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Nontheless meaningful attempts have been made recently to write down 6D theories using self-dual tensors, at least at the equation of motion level [ref] , and separately by up-lifting 5D SYM theory to the six-dimensions with the help of an auxiliary vector field [ref] .
Nonabelian (2,0) Tensor Multiplets and 3-algebras · The 6D chiral theory · 0.96
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Nontheless meaningful attempts have been made recently to write down 6D theories using self-dual tensors, at least at the equation of motion level [ref] , and separately by up-lifting 5D SYM theory to the six-dimensions with the help of an auxiliary vector field [ref] .
Super-Yang-Mills and M5-branes · The 6D chiral theory · 0.96
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