Published December 1, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Partially broken global supersymmetry and the superstring

  • 1. Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

We study the partial spontaneous breaking of a global supersymmetry algebra. A formalism developed by Volkov for nonlinearly realized spacetime symmetries is very useful. The case analyzed in detail is two-dimensional (2,2) supersymmetry with a central charge spontaneously broken to (0, 2). This algebra, which is realized in supersymmetric Nielsen-Olesen strings, leads to the Green-Schwarz superstring action. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Volume
278
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
147-169
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBB