We study the symmetry and dynamics of M5-branes as well as chiral p-forms in this thesis. In the first part, we propose a model describing the gauge sector of multiple M5-branes. The model has modified six-dimensional Lorentz symmetry and its double dimensional reduction gives 5D Yang-Mills theory with higher derivative corrections. The non-abelian self-dual string solutions to this model are presented. In the second part of the thesis, we propose an alternative new action for the single M5-brane. The six-dimentional worldvolume space is covariantly split into 3+3. The relation of the new action to the conventional PST action as well as to the M2- brane action are studied. Finally, we briefly discuss the attempt to formulate the M5-brane action in a 2+4 splitting of worldvolume space and some duality properties and issues of chiral p-form actions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:650205 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Ko, Sheng-Lan |
| Publisher | Durham University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11110/ |
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