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$\mathcal{N}=2$ higher-spin supercurrents

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-10-08 v3

Abstract

We have constructed conserved N=2\mathcal{N}=2 higher-spin supercurrents for an arbitrary integer spin through the unconstrained superfield formulation of 4D,N=24D,\, \mathcal{N}=2 massless higher-spin theories in the harmonic superspace. The obtained supercurrents are gauge-invariant and determine consistent cubic interactions in the \textit{gauge superfield} ×\times \textit{supercurrent} form for massless spin s1\mathbf{s_1} and two massless spin s2\mathbf{s_2} N=2\mathcal{N}=2 supermultiplets. Such interactions and N=2\mathcal{N}=2 supercurrents exist only for s12s2\mathbf{s_1}\geq 2 \mathbf{s_2}. These supercurrents are the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 supersymmetric extension of Berends-Burgers-van Dam higher-spin currents and generalize the linearized Bel-Robinson tensor. The relevant N=2\mathcal{N}=2 supercurrents can be considered as the descendants of the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 principle supercurrent, which has a simple universal structure. An important feature of our outcomes is that, ultimately, all N=2\mathcal{N}=2 supercurrents are built from the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 superfield strengths, which are constructed from the unconstrained analytical higher-spin prepotentials.

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@article{arxiv.2408.00668,
  title  = {$\mathcal{N}=2$ higher-spin supercurrents},
  author = {Nikita Zaigraev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.00668},
  year   = {2024}
}

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