Multiple Membranes from Gauged Supergravity
arXiv:0806.2584 · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/08/091
Abstract
Starting from gauged N=8 supergravity in three dimensions we construct actions for multiple membranes by taking the limit to global supersymmetry for different choices of the embedding tensor. This provides a general framework that reproduces many recent results on multiple membrane actions as well as generalisations thereof. As examples we discuss conformal (non-conformal) gaugings leading to multiple M2-branes (D2-branes) and massive deformations of these systems.
22 pages, v2: minor changes, reference added, v3: version to appear in JHEP
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