M5 algebra and SO(5,5) duality

Abstract

We present "M5 algebra" to derive Courant brackets of the generalized geometry of $T\oplus Λ^2T^\ast \oplus Λ^5T^\ast$: The Courant bracket generates the generalized diffeomorphism including gauge transformations of three and six form gauge fields. The Dirac bracket between selfdual gauge fields on a M5-brane gives a $C^{[3]}$-twisted contribution to the Courant brackets. For M-theory compactified on a five dimensional torus the U-duality symmetry is SO(5,5) and the M5 algebra basis is in the 16-dimensional spinor representation. The M5 worldvolume diffeomorphism constraints can be written as bilinear forms of the basis and transform as a SO(5,5) vector. We also present an extended space spanned by the 16-dimensional coordinates with section conditions determined from the M5 worldvolume diffeomorphism constraints.

18 pages, v2: Eqs. (3.7) and (3.10), comments and references added. v3: minor corrections, to appear in JHEP