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BPS states in M-theory and twistorial constituents

Igor A. Bandos, Jose A. de Azcarraga, Jose M. Izquierdo, Jerzy Lukierski

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/0101113

Abstract

We provide a complete algebraic description of BPS states in M-theory in terms of primary constituents that we call BPS preons. We argue that any BPS state preserving k of the 32 supersymmetries is a composite of (32-k) BPS preons. In particular, the BPS states corresponding to the basic M2 and M5 branes are composed of 16 BPS preons. By extending the M-algebra to a generalized D=11 conformal superalgebra osp(1|64) we relate the BPS preons with its fundamental representation, the D=11 supertwistors.

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