Auxiliary worldvolume metric
= Auxiliary worldvolume metric
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= Worldvolume metric
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An auxiliary worldvolume metric is an independent metric introduced in a <brane> action, distinct from the <induced worldvolume metric>. Its algebraic equation can eliminate it. For the <Polyakov action> of a string, it is determined only up to a <Weyl transformation>.