Published April 23, 1984
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Journal article
Eleven-dimensional supergravity and octonions
Description
We analyse an aspect of spontaneous compactification of 11-dimensional simple supergravity on the 7-sphere: the geometric meaning of the pseudo-scalar modes on S7. In particular, we present the geometrical interpretation of the (anti) self-dual equation and of its 35 solutions. This is deduced from the properties of Killing spinors and of the algebra of octonions. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Phys., B
- Journal Volume
- 236
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- CODEN: NUPBB.;Nucl. Phys., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 501-521
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 15047547
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; METRICS; SPINORS; SUPERGRAVITY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; TORSION
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES