TY - GEN
T1 - Sources for Chern-Simons theories
AU - Edelstein, José D.
AU - Zanelli, Jorge
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The coupling between Chern-Simons Theories and matter sources defined by branes of different dimensionalities is examined. It is shown that the standard coupling to membranes, such as the one found in supergravity or in string theory, does not operate in the same way for CS theories; the only p-branes that naturally couple seem to be those with p = 2n; these p-branes break the gauge symmetry (and supersymmetry) in a controlled and sensible manner.
AB - The coupling between Chern-Simons Theories and matter sources defined by branes of different dimensionalities is examined. It is shown that the standard coupling to membranes, such as the one found in supergravity or in string theory, does not operate in the same way for CS theories; the only p-branes that naturally couple seem to be those with p = 2n; these p-branes break the gauge symmetry (and supersymmetry) in a controlled and sensible manner.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84892229905&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-0-387-87499-9_8
DO - 10.1007/978-0-387-87499-9_8
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892229905
SN - 9780387874982
T3 - Quantum Mechanics of Fundamental Systems: The Quest for Beauty and Simplicity - Claudio Bunster Festschrift
SP - 107
EP - 123
BT - Quantum Mechanics of Fundamental Systems
PB - Springer Science and Business Media, LLC
T2 - 2008 Meeting on Quantum Mechanics of Fundamental Systems: The Quest for Beautyand Simplicity
Y2 - 10 January 2008 through 11 January 2008
ER -