Abstract
Flux quantization of the C-field in 11d supergravity is arguably necessary for the (UV-)completion of the theory, in that it determines the torsion charges carried by small numbers N ≪ ∞ of M-branes. However, hypotheses about C-field flux-quantization (“models of the C-field”) have previously been discussed only in the bosonic sector of 11d supergravity and ignoring the supergravity equations of motion. Here we highlight a duality-symmetric formulation of on-shell 11d supergravity on superspace, observe that this naturally lends itself to completion of the theory by flux quantization, and indeed that 11d super-spacetimes are put on-shell by carrying quantizable duality-symmetric super-C-field flux; the proof of which we present in detail.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 82 |
Journal | Journal of High Energy Physics |
Volume | 2024 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2024 |
Keywords
- M-Theory
- Nonperturbative Effects
- Supergravity Models
- Superspaces
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics