Super-Yang-Mills and M5-branes

Understand

We uplift 5-dimensional super-Yang-Mills theory to a 6-dimensional gauge theory with the help of a space-like constant vector $\eta^M$, whose norm determines the Yang-Mills coupling constant.

• After the localization of $\eta^M$ the 6D gauge theory acquires Lorentzian invariance as well as scale invariance.
• We discuss KK states, instantons and the flux quantization.
• The 6D theory admits extended solutions like 1/2 BPS `strings' and monopoles.