Consistent truncation and generalized duality based on exceptional generalized cosets
Abstract
We present a systematic framework for constructing consistent truncations of supergravity based on exceptional generalized cosets of the form . This approach generalizes the well-established generalized Scherk-Schwarz reductions on generalized parallelizable spaces , which preserve maximal supersymmetry, to scenarios with reduced supersymmetry by introducing a non-trivial generalized structure group . The double coset structure plays two distinct roles: for a given , the choice of subgroup determines the (constant) generalized torsion/curvature and the pattern of supersymmetry breaking, while parameterizes inequivalent supergravity backgrounds that share the same truncated theory. The entire construction proceeds algebraically, systematically building -invariant tensors from generalized frame fields, with the intrinsic torsion automatically constant and a -singlet. Different choices of lead to distinct higher-dimensional backgrounds that truncate to the same lower-dimensional theory, thereby realizing U-duality. We illustrate the framework through explicit examples in double field theory and exceptional field theory.
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@article{arxiv.2510.12799,
title = {Consistent truncation and generalized duality based on exceptional generalized cosets},
author = {Falk Hassler and Yuho Sakatani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12799},
year = {2025}
}
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123 pages