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In this short note we formulate an action for N D0-branes that is manifestly invariant under gauged Galilean transformations. We also find its canonical form and determine first class constraints that are generators of gauge transformations.
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The work of J.K. was supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic under the grant P201/12/G028.
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Klusoň, J. Action for N D0-branes invariant under gauged Galilean transformations. J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 160 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2023)160
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