1991/09/20 by Jerome P. Gauntlett · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(91)91006-h
published as Phys.Lett. B272 (1991) 25-30 · 15 pages
arxiv created 1991/09/20 · openalex publication_date 1991/11/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We develop a κ-symmetry calculus for the d=2 and d=3, N=2 massive superparticles, which enables us to construct higher order κ-invariant actions. The method relies on a reformulation of these models as supersymmetric sigma models that are invariant under local worldline superconformal transformations. We show that the κ-symmetry is embedded in the superconformal symmetry so that a calculus for the κ-symmetry is equivalent to a tensor calculus for the latter. We develop such a calculus without the introduction of a worldline supergravity multiplet.