Published December 9, 1982 | Version v1
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Maximal extended supergravity theory in seven dimensions

Creators

  • 1. International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
  • 2. Imperial Coll. of Science and Technology, London (UK)

Description

A maximal extended supergravity lagrangian is constructed in seven dimensions, which exhibits USp(4) approx.= SO(5) local and SL(5, R) global invariances. We find that the antisymmetric second rank tensor fields must possess a generalized gauge invariance in order that the theory is consistent and supersymmetric. We conjecture that the theory might admit SO(5) x SO(5) Yang-Mills symmetries in d = 7 and SO(4) x SO(5) x SO(5) in d = 4 [with the last SO(5), gauging composite fields] after suitable compactification. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
118
Journal Issue
4-6
Series
CODEN: PYLBA.;Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
359-364
ISSN
0370-2693

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
14743666
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; GRADED LIE GROUPS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; SL GROUPS; SO GROUPS; SP GROUPS; SUPERGRAVITY; SUPERSYMMETRY; U GROUPS; YANG-MILLS THEORY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS