Supergravity as generalised geometry II: Ed(d) x R+ and M theory
Author(s)
Coimbra, A
Strickland-Constable, C
Waldram, D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We reformulate eleven-dimensional supergravity, including fermions, in terms
of generalised geometry, for spacetimes that are warped products of Minkowski space with
a d-dimensional manifold M with d ≤ 7. The reformulation has an Ed(d) × R
+ structure
group and it has a local H˜
d symmetry, where H˜
d is the double cover of the maximally
compact subgroup of Ed(d)
. The bosonic degrees for freedom unify into a generalised
metric, and, defining the generalised analogue D of the Levi-Civita connection, one finds
that the corresponding equations of motion are the vanishing of the generalised Ricci
tensor. To leading order, we show that the fermionic equations of motion, action and
supersymmetry variations can all be written in terms of D. Although we will not give
the detailed decompositions, this reformulation is equally applicable to type IIA or IIB
supergravity restricted to a (d−1)-dimensional manifold. For completeness we give explicit
expressions in terms of H˜
4 = Spin(5) and H˜
7 = SU(8) representations for d = 4 and d = 7.
of generalised geometry, for spacetimes that are warped products of Minkowski space with
a d-dimensional manifold M with d ≤ 7. The reformulation has an Ed(d) × R
+ structure
group and it has a local H˜
d symmetry, where H˜
d is the double cover of the maximally
compact subgroup of Ed(d)
. The bosonic degrees for freedom unify into a generalised
metric, and, defining the generalised analogue D of the Levi-Civita connection, one finds
that the corresponding equations of motion are the vanishing of the generalised Ricci
tensor. To leading order, we show that the fermionic equations of motion, action and
supersymmetry variations can all be written in terms of D. Although we will not give
the detailed decompositions, this reformulation is equally applicable to type IIA or IIB
supergravity restricted to a (d−1)-dimensional manifold. For completeness we give explicit
expressions in terms of H˜
4 = Spin(5) and H˜
7 = SU(8) representations for d = 4 and d = 7.
Date Issued
2014-03-04
Date Acceptance
2014-02-11
Citation
Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014, 2014 (1)
ISSN
1029-8479
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Journal / Book Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Volume
2014
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
Open Access,
© The Authors.
Article funded by SCOAP3
© The Authors.
Article funded by SCOAP3
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Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Grant Number
ST/J000353/1
EP/K034456/1
ST/L00044X/1
EP/N007158/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Flux compactifications
Differential and Algebraic Geometry
Supergravity Models
M-Theory
HIDDEN SYMMETRIES
D=11 SUPERGRAVITY
DUALITY ROTATIONS
CENTRAL CHARGES
INVARIANCE
E-11
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 019