BPS preons and higher spin theory in D=4, 6, 10
arXiv:hep-th/0612277
Abstract
We briefly review here the notion of BPS preons, the hypothetical constituents of M-theory, emphasizing its generalization to arbitrary dimensions D and its relation to higher spin theories in D=4,6 and 10.
Invited contribution delivered at the XXII Max Born Symposium, Wroclaw (Poland), September 27-29, 2006. 8 pages, plain latex, no figures