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The linear spectrum of OSp(32|1) Chern-Simons supergravity in eleven dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v3

Abstract

We study linearized perturbations of eleven-dimensional OSp(321)OSp(32|1) Chern-Simons supergravity. The action contains a term that changes the value of the cosmological constant, as considered by Horava. It is shown that the spectrum contains a 3-form and a 6-form whose field strengths are dual to each other, thus providing a link with the eleven-dimensional supergravity of Cremmer, Julia and Scherk. The linearized equations for the graviton and Rarita-Schwinger field are shown to be the standard ones as well.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0107214,
  title  = {The linear spectrum of OSp(32|1) Chern-Simons supergravity in eleven dimensions},
  author = {M. Banados},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0107214},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Minor additions. To appear in PRL. 4 pages, twocolumn, Revtex 4