The Power of the Higgs Mechanism: Higher-Derivative BLG Theories

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We use the novel Higgs mechanism of arXiv:0803.3218 to determine the leading higher-derivative corrections to the Euclidean N = 8 Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson field theory.

• The result matches that previously found for Lorentzian 3-algebras, pointing to a universal answer for all maximally supersymmetric 3-algebra theories.
• We also comment on the extension to the lower-supersymmetric case of ABJM theory.