Published January 29, 2001
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Journal article
Quantum inconsistency of Einstein supergravity
Creators
Description
We show that N=1, D=4 Einstein-frame supergravity is inconsistent at one loop because of an anomaly in local supersymmetry transformations. A Jacobian must be added to the Einstein-frame Lagrangian to cancel this anomaly. We show how the Jacobian arises from the super-Weyl field redefinition that takes the superspace Lagrangian to the Einstein frame. We present an explicit example which demonstrates that the Jacobian is necessary for one-loop scattering amplitudes to be frame independent
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0550321300005514;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 594
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 354-368
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35027556
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; SCATTERING AMPLITUDES; SUPERGRAVITY; SUPERSYMMETRY; WEYL UNIFIED THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLITUDES; FIELD THEORIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.