D=3, N=8 conformal supergravity and the Dragon window
High Energy Physics - Theory
2011-09-28 v3
Abstract
We give a superspace description of D=3, N=8 supergravity. The formulation is off-shell in the sense that the equations of motion are not implied by the superspace constraints (but an action principle is not given). The multiplet structure is unconventional, which we connect to the existence of a "Dragon window", that is modules occurring in the supercurvature but not in the supertorsion. According to Dragon's theorem this cannot happen above three dimensions. We clarify the relevance of this window for going on the conformal shell, and discuss some aspects of coupling to conformal matter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.4530,
title = {D=3, N=8 conformal supergravity and the Dragon window},
author = {Martin Cederwall and Ulf Gran and Bengt E. W. Nilsson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.4530},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
plain tex, 24 pp v2: minor changes