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An overview of supersymmetry and supergravity

  • Supersymmetry and Group Theory
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Mathematical Problems in Theoretical Physics

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 116))

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Supersymmetry is defined in terms of transformations which leave an action invariant and transform fermions into bosons and vice-versa. Graded Lie algebras (GLA's) are the basic mathematical structures used in supersymmetry / supergravity (SG). Several GLA's used in SS/SG models as well as their representations, are discussed: the (extended) Poincaré GLA, the (extended) De Sitter GLA, the (extended) conformal GLA. The N = 8 model and its relevance (or irrelevance) to physics are discussed in great detail.

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Scherk, J. (1980). An overview of supersymmetry and supergravity. In: Osterwalder, K. (eds) Mathematical Problems in Theoretical Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 116. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-09964-6_347

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