Lorentzian symmetric spaces in supergravity
Differential Geometry
2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
I will discuss the emergence of lorentzian symmetric spaces as supersymmetric supergravity backgrounds. I will focus on supergravity theories in dimension 11, 10, and 6, and will concentrate on the determination of the so-called maximally supersymmetric backgrounds, for which a classification exists up to local isometry. A special class of lorentzian symmetric spaces also plays a role in the determination of parallelisable supergravity backgrounds in type II supergravity, which I will also summarise. (To appear in the proceedings of the programme "Geometry of pseudo-riemannian manifolds with application to physics", hosted by the Erwin Schroedinger International Institute for Mathematical Physics.)
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0702205,
title = {Lorentzian symmetric spaces in supergravity},
author = {José Figueroa-O'Farrill},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0702205},
year = {2007}
}
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