Published January 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

The footprint of E7(7) in amplitudes of N = 8 supergravity

  • 1. Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)

Description

We study the low energy theorems associated with the non-linearly realized continuous E7(7)(R) symmetry of the on-shell N = 8 supergravity. For Nambu-Goldstone bosons we evaluate the one-soft-scalar-boson emission amplitudes by computing the E7(7) current matrix element on the one-particle external lines. We use the explicit form of the conserved E7(7) Noether current and prove that all such matrix elements vanish in the soft momentum limit, assuming the SU(8) symmetry of the S-matrix. This implies that all tree amplitudes vanish in the one-soft-boson limit. We also discuss the implications of unbroken E7(7)(R) symmetry for higher-order amplitudes.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2009/01/072

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Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
01
Journal Issue
2009
Journal Page Range
p. 072
ISSN
1126-6708