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Monopole-instantons in M2-brane theories

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We study monopole-instantons in M2-brane theories, focussing on the ABJM class of Chern-Simons gauge theories coupled to matter. We calculate explicitly the 8-fermion term in the effective action induced by these monopole-instantons, and discuss their role in resolving a classical singularity in the moduli space. The results are compared with monopole-instantons in N = 8 3d SYM and D-brane theories, as well the dual supergravity description as a membrane scattering process.

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  1. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, U.S.A.

    Emil Martinec

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA, U.K.

    Jock McOrist

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Martinec, E., McOrist, J. Monopole-instantons in M2-brane theories. J. High Energ. Phys. 2013, 82 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2013)082

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