N=1/2 supergravity with matter in four Euclidean dimensions
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397 (Japan)
Description
An N=1/2 supergravity in four Euclidean spacetime dimensions, coupled to both vector- and scalar-multiplet matter, is constructed for the first time. We begin with the standard N=(1,1) conformally extended supergravity in four Euclidean dimensions, and freeze out the graviphoton field strength to an arbitrary (fixed) self-dual field (the so-called C-deformation). Though a consistency of such procedure with local supersymmetry is not guaranteed, we find a simple consistent set of algebraic constraints that reduce the local supersymmetry by 3/4 and eliminate the corresponding gravitini. The final field theory (after the superconformal gauge-fixing) has the residual local N=(0,1/2 ) or just N=1/2 supersymmetry with only one chiral gravitino as the corresponding gauge field. Our theory is not 'Lorentz'-invariant because of the non-vanishing self-dual graviphoton vacuum expectation value, which is common to the C-deformed N=1/2 rigidly supersymmetric field theories constructed in a non-anticommutative superspace
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.10.020Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.10.020;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0707.4218v2;
- PII
- S0550-3213(07)00805-X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 794
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 495-511
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39078640
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGEBRA; CHIRALITY; COMMUTATION RELATIONS; EUCLIDEAN SPACE; EXPECTATION VALUE; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; GRAVITONS; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; PHOTONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SCALARS; SPACE-TIME; SUPERGRAVITY; SUPERSYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; RIEMANN SPACE; SPACE; SYMMETRY; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.