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Kinematical superspaces

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-01-08 v2 Differential Geometry Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We classify N=1N{=}1 d=4d=4 kinematical and aristotelian Lie superalgebras with spatial isotropy, but not necessarily parity nor time-reversal invariance. Employing a quaternionic formalism which makes rotational covariance manifest and simplifies many of the calculations, we find a list of 4343 isomorphism classes of Lie superalgebras, some with parameters, whose (nontrivial) central extensions are also determined. We then classify their corresponding simply-connected homogeneous (44)(4|4)-dimensional superspaces, resulting in a list of 2727 homogeneous superspaces, some with parameters, all of which are reductive. We determine the invariants of low rank and explore how these superspaces are related via geometric limits.

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@article{arxiv.1908.11278,
  title  = {Kinematical superspaces},
  author = {José Figueroa-O'Farrill and Ross Grassie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.11278},
  year   = {2020}
}

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50 pages, 5 figures, 14 tables (v2: final version to appear in JHEP)

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