Published May 1, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

SU(2,2/1,1) supergravity and N = 2 supersymmetry with arbitrary cosmological constant

  • 1. Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht (Netherlands). Inst. voor Theoretische Fysica

Description

The authors clarify the structure of gauged N = 2 supergravity with cosmological term of arbitrary sign in the context of conformal supergravity. It is found that there exists a larger variety of these theories than has been anticipated. The presence of negative-metric states is explained, and a theory with zero cosmological constant in which the photon couples to a nilpotent charge is presented. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Class. Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
3
Series
Class. Quantum Gravity.
Journal Page Range
L59-L66
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRD

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
18086697
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; GAUGE INVARIANCE; SPINORS; SU GROUPS; SUPERGRAVITY; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES