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Higher Gauge Theory and M-Theory
Sam Palmer
In this thesis, the emerging field of higher gauge theory will be discussed, particularly in relation to problems arising in M-theory, such as selfdual strings and the so-called (2…
Self-dual String and Higher Instanton Solutions
Sam Palmer, Christian Saemann
We present and discuss explicit solutions to the non-abelian self-dual string equation as well as to the non-abelian self-duality equation in six dimensions. These solutions are ge…
The ABJM Model is a Higher Gauge Theory
Sam Palmer, Christian Saemann
M2-branes couple to a 3-form potential, which suggests that their description involves a non-abelian 2-gerbe or, equivalently, a principal 3-bundle. We show that current M2-brane m…
Six-Dimensional (1,0) Superconformal Models and Higher Gauge Theory
Sam Palmer, Christian Saemann
We analyze the gauge structure of a recently proposed superconformal field theory in six dimensions. We find that this structure amounts to a weak Courant-Dorfman algebra, which, i…
Magnetic Domains
Derek Harland, Sam Palmer, Christian Saemann
Recently a Nahm transform has been discovered for magnetic bags, which are conjectured to arise in the large n limit of magnetic monopoles with charge n. We interpret these ideas u…
M-brane Models from Non-Abelian Gerbes
Sam Palmer, Christian Saemann
We make the observation that M-brane models defined in terms of 3-algebras can be interpreted as higher gauge theories involving Lie 2-groups. Such gauge theories arise in particul…
Constructing Generalized Self-Dual Strings
Sam Palmer, Christian Saemann
We generalize a recently developed ADHMN-like construction of self-dual string solitons using loop space. In particular, we present two extensions: The first one starts from soluti…