Self-dualN=8supergravity as closedN=2(4)strings

1992/07/14 by Warren Siegel, W. Siegel · 10 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.47.2504

published as Phys.Rev.D47:2504-2511,1993 · 17 pg., (uuencoded dvi file; revision: forgot 1 stupid term in the last equation) ITP-SB-92-31

arxiv created 1992/07/14 · openalex publication_date 1993/03/15 · arxiv updated 2010/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

As open N=2 or 4 strings describe self-dual N=4 Yang-Mills theory in 2+2 dimensions, the corresponding closed (heterotic) strings describe self-dual ungauged (gauged) N=8 supergravity. These theories are conveniently formulated in a chiral superspace with general supercoordinate and local OSp(8|2) gauge invariances. The super-light-cone and covariant-component actions are analyzed. Because only half the Lorentz group is gauged, the gravity field equation is just the vanishing of the torsion.

Citations

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