Hypermatrix factors for string and membrane junctions
arXiv:1001.5166 · doi:10.1088/1751-8113/43/50/505401
Abstract
The adjoint representations of the Lie algebras of the classical groups SU(n), SO(n), and Sp(n) are, respectively, tensor, antisymmetric, and symmetric products of two vector spaces, and hence are matrix representations. We consider the analogous products of three vector spaces and study when they appear as summands in Lie algebra decompositions. The Z3-grading of the exceptional Lie algebras provide such summands and provides representations of classical groups on hypermatrices. The main natural application is a formal study of three-junctions of strings and membranes. Generalizations are also considered.
25 pages, 4 figures, presentation improved, minor corrections
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