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Jordan C*-Algebras and Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-05-20 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

It is known that black hole charge vectors of N=8 and magic N=2 supergravity in four and five dimensions can be represented as elements of Jordan algebras of degree three over the octonions and split-octonions and their Freudenthal triple systems. We show both such Jordan algebras are contained in the exceptional Jordan C*-algebra and construct its corresponding Freudenthal triple system and single variable extension. The transformation groups for these structures give rise to the complex forms of the U-duality groups for N=8 and magic N=2 supergravities in three, four and five dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.1005.3514,
  title  = {Jordan C*-Algebras and Supergravity},
  author = {Michael Rios},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.3514},
  year   = {2010}
}

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17 pages

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