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The BLG theory in light-cone superspace

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The light-cone superspace version of the d = 3, N = 8 superconformal theory of Bagger, Lambert and Gustavsson (BLG) is obtained as a solution to constraints imposed by OSp(2, 2|8) superalgebra. The Hamiltonian of the theory is shown to be a quadratic form of the dynamical supersymmetry transformation.

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  1. Institute for Fundamental Theory, Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, U.S.A.

    Dmitry Belyaev & Pierre Ramond

  2. Department of Fundamental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden

    Lars Brink

  3. Physique Théorique et Mathématique, Université Libre de Bruxelles and International Solvay Institutes, ULB-C.P. 231, B-1050, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Sung-Soo Kim

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Belyaev, D., Brink, L., Kim, SS. et al. The BLG theory in light-cone superspace. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 26 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2010)026

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