M-theory and characteristic classes
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Abstract:
In this note we show that the Chern-Simons and the one-loop terms in the M-theory action can be written in terms of new characters involving the M-theory four-form and the string classes. This sheds a new light on the topological structure behind M-theory and suggests the construction of a theory of `higher' characteristic classes.- M-theory
- field theory: action
- Chern-Simons term
- charge: topological
- cohomology
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