Membranes and Three-form Supergravity
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
We discuss membranes in four-dimensional N=1 superspace. The kappa-invariance of the Green-Schwarz action implies that there is a dual version of N=1 supergravity with a three-form potential. We formulate this new supergravity in terms of a three-form superfield in curved superspace, giving the relevant constraints on the field strength. We find the corresponding membrane soliton in the new supergravity and discuss how the extended supersymmetry algebra emerges from the symmetries of the flat superspace background.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9704045,
title = {Membranes and Three-form Supergravity},
author = {Burt A. Ovrut and Daniel Waldram},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9704045},
year = {2009}
}
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34 pages, Latex2e