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Unfolded hypermultiplet in harmonic superspace

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-04-07 v2

Abstract

We construct an unfolded system that describes an on-shell free massless hypermultiplet and show that the standard harmonic superspace formulation of this model naturally arises from the "vielbeinization" of unfolded 1-forms associated to R-symmetry. Moreover, using this system as an example, we demonstrate the phenomenon of background universality of the unfolded dynamics approach: we systematically deduce formulations in harmonic, N=2, and N=1 superspaces, as well as the component formulation in Minkowski space, directly from this unfolded system. We also comment on a putative off-shell extension of the on-shell system we constructed, and show how the harmonic contribution is reflected in the universal unfolded fiber.

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@article{arxiv.2603.19033,
  title  = {Unfolded hypermultiplet in harmonic superspace},
  author = {Nikita Misuna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.19033},
  year   = {2026}
}

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V2: 19 pages; references added

R2 v1 2026-07-01T11:28:21.841Z