1 h 5 min
Localizing the M-theory Path integral
String Theory, Theoretical Physics and seminar by Jerome Gauntlett, Imperial College London
Tuesday 14:00 UTC
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Waterloo, Canada
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Abstract
A proposed localization framework computes perturbative contributions directly in M-theory backgrounds containing M2 branes. Fixed-point information determines the supersymmetric action, while an equivariant complex describes fluctuations. The method produces Airy-function partition functions consistent with known ABJM calculations and extends to deformation regimes without independent field-theory answers. It also yields new one-loop terms in twisted indices associated with rotating, magnetically charged anti-de Sitter black holes.
Topics
M-theoryM2 braneslocalization frameworkperturbative contributionsFixed-point informationequivariant complexAiry-function partition functionsABJMtwisted indicesanti-de Sitter black holes