Abstract
We compute the Casimir energy of an 11-dimensional Green-Schwarz supermembrane, generalizing the calculations of Kikkawa and Yamasaki for the bosonic membrane. We find a nonvanishing result. Assuming a simple relation between angular momentum and energy similar to that of the bosonic membrane, we conclude that such supermembranes do not contain massless particles.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 317-329 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics, Section B |
| Volume | 309 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 7 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Mezincescu, L., Nepomechie, R. I., & van Nieuwenhuizen, P. (1988). Do supermembranes contain massless particles? Nuclear Physics, Section B, 309(2), 317-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(88)90085-5