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Structure of supergravity theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We give an elementary introduction to the structure of supergravity theories. This leads to a table with an overview of supergravity and supersymmetry theories in dimensions 4 to 11. The basic steps in constructing supergravity theories are considered: determination of the underlying algebra, the multiplets, the actions, and solutions. Finally, an overview is given of the geometries that result from the scalars of supergravity theories.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0301005,
  title  = {Structure of supergravity theories},
  author = {Antoine Van Proeyen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0301005},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

30 pages; contribution to the Proceedings of the XI Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics, Oviedo (Spain), September 23-25 (2002), to be published in the series "Publications of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society"; v.2: typos corrected

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