Instantons and the 11th dimension

N. A. Nekrasov

doi:10.1098/rsta.2001.0843

Instantons and the 11th dimension

N. A. Nekrasov

Simons Center for Geometry & Physics

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Abstract

In this almost non-technical note, mostly aimed at mathematicians, we review the construction of instantons on the non-commutative R⁴ and explain how their existence is tied up with the existence of M-theory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1405-1412
Number of pages	8
Journal	Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume	359
Issue number	1784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2001.0843
State	Published - Jul 15 2001

Keywords

Instantons
M-theory
Moduli spaces
Non-commutative geometry
Supersymmetry

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