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8.2 Supergravity and Homogeneous Scalar Manifolds G/H

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Table 8.1 Scalar manifolds of extended supergravities in D = 4

 

N

# scal.

# scal.

# scal.

# vect.

# vect. Γcont

Mscalar

 

in

in

in

in

in

 

 

scal. m.

vec. m.

grav. m.

vec. m.

grav. m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2 m

 

 

n

 

2

4 m

2 n

 

n

1

3

 

6 n

 

n

3

4

 

6 n

2

n

6

5

 

 

10

 

10

6

 

 

30

 

16

7, 8

 

 

70

 

56

ISp(2n, R)

ISp(2n + 2, R)

SU(3, n)

Sp(2n + 6, R)

SU(1, 1) SO(6, n)Sp(2n + 12, R)

SU(1, 5) Sp(20, R)

SO (12) Sp(32, R)

E7(7) Sp(128, R)

Kähler

Quaternionic

Special Kähler

SU(3,n)

S(U(3)×U(n))

SU(1,1)

U(1)

SO(6,n)

SO(6)×SO(n)

SU(1,5)

S(U(1)×U(5))

SO (12)

U(1)×SU(6)

E7(7)

SU(8)

the graviton multiplet are indistinguishable theories since their field content and interactions are the same.

Using the above rules and the known list of Lie groups one arrives at the unique solution provided in Table 8.1.

8.2.3Scalar Manifolds of Maximal Supergravities in Diverse Dimensions

In Table 8.1 we have classified supergravities at fixed space-time dimension according to the number of supersymmetries. Another possible classification is according to space time dimensions D at fixed number of supercharges NQ. In particular one can consider maximal supergravities where NQ = 32 and discuss their structure in the diverse dimensions 3 D 10. Such a study is very much rewarding since we can relate it to the alternative way of deriving the scalar manifold of supergravity, namely via compactification. There is indeed a class of hierarchical compactifications that have the distinguished property of preserving the number of supersymmetries at each step of the hierarchy. These are the toroidal compactifications where D-dimensional space-time MD is replaced by:

MD MDx × T x

(8.2.11)

T x denoting an x-dimensional torus and MDx being a new space-time in (D x)- dimensions. By means of sequential toroidal compactifications we can reach all maximally extended supergravities in lower dimensions starting from either type IIA or type IIB supergravity in D = 10. The result is always the same since su-

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