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Abelian Vectors and Self-Dual Tensors in Six-Dimensional Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v3

Abstract

In this note we describe the most general coupling of {\it abelian} vector and tensor multiplets to six-dimensional (1,0)(1,0) supergravity. As was recently pointed out, it is of interest to consider more general Chern-Simons couplings to abelian vectors of the type Hr=dBr1/2crabAadAbH^{r}=d B^{r}-1/2 c^{rab} A^{a}d A^{b}, with crc^{r} matrices that may not be simultaneously diagonalized. We show that these couplings can be related to Green-Schwarz terms of the form BrcrabFaFbB^r c_r^{ab} F^a F^b, and how the complete local Lagrangian, that embodies factorized gauge and supersymmetry anomalies (to be disposed of by fermion loops) is uniquely determined by Wess-Zumino consistency conditions, aside from an arbitrary quartic coupling for the gauginos.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9910246,
  title  = {Abelian Vectors and Self-Dual Tensors in Six-Dimensional Supergravity},
  author = {Fabio Riccioni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9910246},
  year   = {2009}
}

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LaTeX file, 10 pages. Some equations, previously written with wrong notations, are corrected