In whatever Lorentz invariant theory, the presence of extended d-dimensional objects inside a higher dimensional bulk space-time, like for instance D-branes in string theories, induces a spontaneous breakdown of the Poincar\'e invariance of the bulk; however the effective action describing these extended objects should still respect this larger invariance through a non-linear realization of the full symmetry. Here the specific form of such a realization in presence of an electromagnetic field is uncovered. The Dirac-Born-Infeld type action for a D-brane turns out to be invariant under such transformations. Conversely it is explici tly demonstrated in some simple cases that the most general invariant action, as long as derivatives of the field strength (and second derivatives of the scalars) can be neglected, is a linear combination of terms of the Dirac-Born-Infeld type with different scale parameters. The string result is obtained if one further assumes that the theory depends upon a single length scale.

Dirac-Born-Infeld action from spontaneous breakdown of Lorentz symmetry in brane-world scenarios

GLIOZZI, Ferdinando
2011-01-01

Abstract

In whatever Lorentz invariant theory, the presence of extended d-dimensional objects inside a higher dimensional bulk space-time, like for instance D-branes in string theories, induces a spontaneous breakdown of the Poincar\'e invariance of the bulk; however the effective action describing these extended objects should still respect this larger invariance through a non-linear realization of the full symmetry. Here the specific form of such a realization in presence of an electromagnetic field is uncovered. The Dirac-Born-Infeld type action for a D-brane turns out to be invariant under such transformations. Conversely it is explici tly demonstrated in some simple cases that the most general invariant action, as long as derivatives of the field strength (and second derivatives of the scalars) can be neglected, is a linear combination of terms of the Dirac-Born-Infeld type with different scale parameters. The string result is obtained if one further assumes that the theory depends upon a single length scale.
2011
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Gliozzi F.
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