Hidden symmetries of the Nambu-Goto action
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Author(s)
Duff, MJ
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We organize the eight variables of the four-dimensional bosonic string into a hypermatrix and show that in signature the Nambu–Goto Lagrangian is given by where Det is Cayley's hyperdeterminant. This is invariant not only under but also under interchange of the indices A, and . This triality reveals hitherto hidden discrete symmetries of the Nambu–Goto action.
Date Issued
2006-10-12
Date Acceptance
2006-08-28
Citation
Physics Letters B, 2006, 641 (3-4), pp.335-337
ISSN
0370-2693
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
335
End Page
337
Journal / Book Title
Physics Letters B
Volume
641
Issue
3-4
Copyright Statement
© 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V. Open access under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Nuclear
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
TRIALITY
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2006-09-01