PIRSA:08060128

BPS preons and M-theory

(2008). BPS preons and M-theory. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08060128

BPS preons and M-theory. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 03, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08060128 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08060128,
            doi = {10.48660/08060128},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08060128},
            author = {},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings, Particle Physics, Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {BPS preons and M-theory},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:08060128 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
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\'BPS preons were conjectured (PRL 86, 4451 (2001), hep-th/0101113) as the basic constituents of M-theory; they are states preserving 31/32 supersymmetries. We discuss the absence of preonic solutions in D=10,11 supergravities and its possible implications. The AdS generalization of the BPS preons, the AdS preons defined over an AdS vacuum, will also be discussed. This leads to the {it AdS-M-algebra}, a deformation of the M-algebra which is identifed as $osp(1|32)$.\'