M-theory on spin(7) manifolds

Journal article

We study M-theory on two classes of manifolds of Spin(7) holonomy that are developing an isolated conical singularity. We construct explicitly a new class of Spin(7) manifolds and analyse in detail the topology of the corresponding classical spacetimes. We discover also an intricate interplay between various anomalies in M-theory, string theory, and gauge theory within these models, and in particular find a connection between half-integral G-fluxes in M-theory and Chern-Simons terms of the N = 1, D = 3 effective theory. © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Authors: Gukov, S; Sparks, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: NUCLEAR PHYSICS B
• Volume: 625
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 3-69
• Publication date: 2002-03-18
• DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(02)00018-4
• ISSN: 0550-3213
• Language: English