Supergravity at 40: Reflections and Perspectives
High Energy Physics - Theory
2020-04-22 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
The fortieth anniversary of the original construction of Supergravity provides an opportunity to combine some reminiscences of its early days with an assessment of its impact on the quest for a quantum theory of gravity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1702.00743,
title = {Supergravity at 40: Reflections and Perspectives},
author = {S. Ferrara and A. Sagnotti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.00743},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
27 pages, LaTeX. Based in part on the talk delivered by S. F. at the "Infeld Colloquium and Discrete", in Warsaw, on December 1 2016, and on a joint CERN Courier article. Dedicated to John H. Schwarz on the occasion of his 75-th birthday. Comment and references added