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Nonsemisimple and complex gaugings of N=16 supergravity

Nonsemisimple and complex gaugings of N=16 supergravity
Nonsemisimple and complex gaugings of N=16 supergravity
Maximal and non-maximal supergravities in three dimensions allow for a large variety of semisimple (Chern-Simons) gauge groups. In this paper, we analyze non-semisimple and complex gauge groups that satisfy the pertinent consistency relations for a maximal (N=16) gauged supergravity to exist. We give a general procedure how to generate non-semisimple gauge groups from known admissible semisimple gauge groups by a singular boost within E_{8(8)}. Examples include the theories with gauge group SO(8) x T_{28} that describe the reduction of IIA/IIB supergravity on the seven-sphere. In addition, we exhibit two 'strange embeddings' of the complex gauge group SO(8,C) into (real) E_{8(8)} and prove that both can be consistently gauged. We discuss the structure of the associated scalar potentials as well as their relation to those of D>3 gauged supergravities
supergravity, noncompact gauge groups, symbolic algebra, spontaneous symmetry breaking
0010-3616
475-496
Fischbacher, T.
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Nicolai, H.
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Samtleben, H.
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Nicolai, H.
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Fischbacher, T., Nicolai, H. and Samtleben, H. (2004) Nonsemisimple and complex gaugings of N=16 supergravity. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 249 (3), 475-496. (doi:10.1007/s00220-004-1081-z).

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Maximal and non-maximal supergravities in three dimensions allow for a large variety of semisimple (Chern-Simons) gauge groups. In this paper, we analyze non-semisimple and complex gauge groups that satisfy the pertinent consistency relations for a maximal (N=16) gauged supergravity to exist. We give a general procedure how to generate non-semisimple gauge groups from known admissible semisimple gauge groups by a singular boost within E_{8(8)}. Examples include the theories with gauge group SO(8) x T_{28} that describe the reduction of IIA/IIB supergravity on the seven-sphere. In addition, we exhibit two 'strange embeddings' of the complex gauge group SO(8,C) into (real) E_{8(8)} and prove that both can be consistently gauged. We discuss the structure of the associated scalar potentials as well as their relation to those of D>3 gauged supergravities

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Submitted date: 27 June 2003
Published date: 7 April 2004
Keywords: supergravity, noncompact gauge groups, symbolic algebra, spontaneous symmetry breaking

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Local EPrints ID: 46367
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46367
ISSN: 0010-3616
PURE UUID: 3dee2101-3a3d-4b1e-acfd-dc87d24b6a1f

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Date deposited: 22 Jun 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:21

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Author: T. Fischbacher
Author: H. Nicolai
Author: H. Samtleben

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