Abstract
The supersymmetric Born-Infeld actions describing gauge-fixed D-5- and D3-branes in ambient six-dimensional (6d) space-time are constructed in superspace. A new 6d action is the (1,0) supersymmetric extension of the 6d Born-Infeld action. It is related via dimensional reduction to another remarkable 4d action describing the N = 2 supersymmetric extension of the Born-Infeld-Nambu-Goto action with two real scalars. Both actions are the Goldstone actions associated with partial (1/2) spontaneous breaking of extended supersymmetry having 16 supercharges down to 8 supercharges. Both actions can be put into the 'non-linear sigma-model' form by using certain non-linear superfield constraints. The unbroken supersymmetry is always linearly realised in our construction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 250-282 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics B |
Volume | 553 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Jul 1999 |
Keywords
- Branes
- Duality
- Supersymmetry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics