In
theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experim ...
, ABJM theory is a
quantum field theory
In theoretical physics, quantum field theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework that combines classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics. QFT is used in particle physics to construct physical models of subatomic particles and ...
studied by Ofer Aharony, Oren Bergman, Daniel Jafferis, and
Juan Maldacena. It provides a
holographic dual to
M-theory
M-theory is a theory in physics that unifies all consistent versions of superstring theory. Edward Witten first conjectured the existence of such a theory at a string theory conference at the University of Southern California in 1995. Witten's ...
on
. The ABJM theory is also closely related to
Chern–Simons theory
The Chern–Simons theory is a 3-dimensional topological quantum field theory of Schwarz type developed by Edward Witten. It was discovered first by mathematical physicist Albert Schwarz. It is named after mathematicians Shiing-Shen Chern and Jam ...
, and it serves as a useful toy model for solving problems that arise in condensed matter physics.
[Aharony et al. 2008] It is a theory defined on
superspace.
See also
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6D (2,0) superconformal field theory
Notes
References
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Conformal field theory
Supersymmetric quantum field theory
String theory
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