On flux quantization in M-theory and the effective action

[摘要] The quantization law for the antisymmetric tensor field of M-theory contains a gravitational contribution not known previously. When it is included, the low energy effective action of M-theory, including one-loop and Chern-Simons contributions, is well defined. The relation of M-theory to the E-8 x E-8 heterotic string greatly facilitates the analysis.

[发布日期] 1997-04-01

[关键词] 11D M-theory;supergravity;anomalies;integral cohomology