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Odd-Dimensional Localization in Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-07-08 v1

Abstract

We establish a localization principle for odd-dimensional supergravity theories containing Chern--Simons interactions. Our construction relies on combining an equivariant extension of the gauge-invariant part of the action with an equivariant completion of the Chern--Simons anomaly form Φ(anom){\Phi}^{(\text{anom})} to form a relative equivariant cohomology class. This leads to a universal fixed point formula for the on-shell action of supersymmetric solutions that is expressed in terms of Φ(anom){\Phi}^{(\text{anom})} and an equivariant Euler class. We illustrate the formalism in D=11D=11 and D=5D=5 supergravity, with applications including the supersymmetric Casimir energy and superconformal index of M5-branes, as well as black ring and black lens solutions.

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@article{arxiv.2607.07621,
  title  = {Odd-Dimensional Localization in Supergravity},
  author = {Pietro Benetti Genolini and Florian Gaar and Jerome P. Gauntlett and Jaeha Park and James Sparks},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.07621},
  year   = {2026}
}

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9 pages