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Black objects in supergravity : proceedings of the INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati School 2011 / / Stefano Bellucci, editor
Black objects in supergravity : proceedings of the INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati School 2011 / / Stefano Bellucci, editor
Edizione [1st ed. 2013.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Springer, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (362 p.)
Disciplina 530.1423
Altri autori (Persone) BellucciStefano
Collana Springer proceedings in physics
Soggetto topico Black holes (Astronomy)
Supergravity
ISBN 3-319-00215-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Non-Holomorphic Deformations of Special Geometry and Their Applications -- Black Holes in String Theory -- From Black Strings to Lifshitz Black Branes -- Non-Extremal Black-Hole Solutions of N=2, d=4,5 Supergravity -- Non-Supersymmetric Extremal Black Holes: First-Order Flows and Stabilization Equations -- Non-extremal Black Holes From the Generalised R-Map -- Black Hole Microstate Geometries From String Amplitudes -- From Clock Synchronization to Dark Matter as a Relativistic Inertial Effect -- On Symmetries of Extremal Black Holes With One and Two Centers.
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Deserfest [[electronic resource] ] : a celebration of the life and works of Stanley Deser : Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 3-5 April 2004 / / editors, James T. Liu ... [et al.]
Deserfest [[electronic resource] ] : a celebration of the life and works of Stanley Deser : Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 3-5 April 2004 / / editors, James T. Liu ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (390 p.)
Disciplina 531/.14
Altri autori (Persone) DeserS (Stanley)
LiuJames T
Soggetto topico Gravitation
Supergravity
Supersymmetry
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-91969-1
9786611919696
981-277-480-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preface -- A celebration of the life and works of Stanley Deser -- Causality and learning in neural systems / L. F. Abbott -- Some results in M-theory inspired phenomenology / R. Arnowitt, B. Dutta and B. Hu -- A unified view of particles and black holes in 2+1-dimensional gravity / D. Brill -- A non-geometric approach to 11-dimensional supergravity / L. Brink -- Cosmological singularities, billiards and Lorentzian Kac-Moody algebras / T. Damour -- Generalized holonomy in M-theory / A. Batrachenko ... [et al.] -- Orientifolds, Brane coordinates and special geometry / R. D'Auria, S. Ferrara and M. Trigiante -- Consistent reductions of higher dimensional gravity and supergravity theories / G. W. Gibbons -- Electric-magnetic duality in gravity / M. Henneaux and C. Teitelboim -- R[symbol] terms in supergravity and M-theory / P. Howe -- Marriage of 4-dimensional gravity to the 3-dimensional Chern-Simons term / R. Jackiw -- Einstein-�ther theory / C. Eling, T. Jacobson and D. Mattingly -- Hyperboloidal slices and artificial cosmology for numerical relativity / C. W. Misner -- Some applications of the ADM formalism / J. E. Nelson -- Integrability + supersymmetry + boundary: life on the edge is not so dull after all! / R. I. Nepomechie -- An effective field theory description for Kaluza-Klein supergravity on AdS[symbol] x S[symbol] / H. Nicolai and H. Samtleben -- Massive gravity in AdS and Minkowski backgrounds / M. Porrati -- Many roads lead to N=2 Seiberg-Witten theory / S. G. Naculich and H. J. Schnitzer -- Non-commutative topologically massive gauge theory / N. Caporaso ... [et al.] -- The main postulates and results of loop quantum gravity / L. Smolin -- Counterterms, holonomy and supersymmetry / K. S. Stelle -- Milne and Torus universes meet / A. Waldron -- Diquarks as inspiration and as objects / F. Wilczek -- De sitter breaking in field theory / R. P. Woodard -- Publications of Stanley Deser -- Photographs.
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Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2006
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Deserfest [[electronic resource] ] : a celebration of the life and works of Stanley Deser : Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 3-5 April 2004 / / editors, James T. Liu ... [et al.]
Deserfest [[electronic resource] ] : a celebration of the life and works of Stanley Deser : Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 3-5 April 2004 / / editors, James T. Liu ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (390 p.)
Disciplina 531/.14
Altri autori (Persone) DeserS (Stanley)
LiuJames T
Soggetto topico Gravitation
Supergravity
Supersymmetry
ISBN 1-281-91969-1
9786611919696
981-277-480-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Preface -- A celebration of the life and works of Stanley Deser -- Causality and learning in neural systems / L. F. Abbott -- Some results in M-theory inspired phenomenology / R. Arnowitt, B. Dutta and B. Hu -- A unified view of particles and black holes in 2+1-dimensional gravity / D. Brill -- A non-geometric approach to 11-dimensional supergravity / L. Brink -- Cosmological singularities, billiards and Lorentzian Kac-Moody algebras / T. Damour -- Generalized holonomy in M-theory / A. Batrachenko ... [et al.] -- Orientifolds, Brane coordinates and special geometry / R. D'Auria, S. Ferrara and M. Trigiante -- Consistent reductions of higher dimensional gravity and supergravity theories / G. W. Gibbons -- Electric-magnetic duality in gravity / M. Henneaux and C. Teitelboim -- R[symbol] terms in supergravity and M-theory / P. Howe -- Marriage of 4-dimensional gravity to the 3-dimensional Chern-Simons term / R. Jackiw -- Einstein-�ther theory / C. Eling, T. Jacobson and D. Mattingly -- Hyperboloidal slices and artificial cosmology for numerical relativity / C. W. Misner -- Some applications of the ADM formalism / J. E. Nelson -- Integrability + supersymmetry + boundary: life on the edge is not so dull after all! / R. I. Nepomechie -- An effective field theory description for Kaluza-Klein supergravity on AdS[symbol] x S[symbol] / H. Nicolai and H. Samtleben -- Massive gravity in AdS and Minkowski backgrounds / M. Porrati -- Many roads lead to N=2 Seiberg-Witten theory / S. G. Naculich and H. J. Schnitzer -- Non-commutative topologically massive gauge theory / N. Caporaso ... [et al.] -- The main postulates and results of loop quantum gravity / L. Smolin -- Counterterms, holonomy and supersymmetry / K. S. Stelle -- Milne and Torus universes meet / A. Waldron -- Diquarks as inspiration and as objects / F. Wilczek -- De sitter breaking in field theory / R. P. Woodard -- Publications of Stanley Deser -- Photographs.
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Introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity / Peter West
Introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity / Peter West
Autore West, Peter C.
Edizione [Extended 2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore : World Scientific, c1990
Descrizione fisica xi, 425 p. : ill ; 24cm
Disciplina 530.1
Soggetto topico Supersymmetry
Supergravity
ISBN 9810200994 (pbk.)
9810200986
Classificazione LC QC174.17.S9
53.3.11
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991001329589707536
West, Peter C.  
Singapore : World Scientific, c1990
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Introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity / Peter C. West
Introduction to supersymmetry and supergravity / Peter C. West
Autore West, Peter C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore : World Scientific, 1986
Descrizione fisica ix, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Soggetto topico Supergravity
ISBN 9971500280
Classificazione 53.1.5
53.3.4
53.3.11
530.1
QC174.17.S9
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Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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West, Peter C.  
Singapore : World Scientific, 1986
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Lower dimensional gravity [[electronic resource] /] / John David Brown
Lower dimensional gravity [[electronic resource] /] / John David Brown
Autore Brown John David
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore ; ; Teaneck, N.J., : World Scientific, c1988
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (164 p.)
Disciplina 530.11
Soggetto topico Quantum gravity
Supergravity
Gauge fields (Physics)
General relativity (Physics)
Symmetry (Physics)
Space and time
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Mathematical physics
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-283-97143-7
981-4434-17-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; I INTRODUCTION; I.1 Three Dimensional Gravity; I.2 Two Dimensional Gravity; References for Chapter I; II THE ASYMPTOTIC STRUCTURE OF THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAVITY; II.1 Introduction; II.2 Solutions To Three Dimensional Gravity With Λ < 0; II.3 Global Charges and the RxSO(2) Asymptotic Symmetries; II.4 The Conformal Group Of Asymptotic Symmetries; IV.5 The Canonical Realization Of Asymptotic Symmetries; II. Appendix 1: The Initial Value Problem; II. Appendix 2: The Lie and Surface Deformation Algebras; References for Chapter II; III BL.ACK HOLES IN TWO SPACETIME DIMENSIONS
III.1 Point Sources in Two Dimensional GravityIII.2 Black Hole Solutions; References for Chapter III; IV NEUTRALIZATION OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT IN TWO SPACETIME DIMENSIONS; IV.I Introduction; IV.1a. Particle creation.; IV.1b. Neutralization of the cosmological constant.; IV.1c. Additional features of particle creation.; IV.1d. Overview.; IV.2 Pair Creation Without Gravity; IV.2a. Lorentzian solutions.; IV.2b. Instantons.; IV.2c. Action and probability.; IV.3 Adding Gravity; IV.3a. The gravitational equation.; IV.3b. Geometry of the instantons.; IV.4 Instantons For Pair Creation
IV..4a. Solving the equations.IV.4b. Interpretation.; IV.5 The Gravitational Action; IV.5a. Coordinate invariance.; IV.5b. Surface terms.; IV.6 Probability For Particle Creation; IV.6a. Type 1 instantons.; IV.6b. Topology change.; IV.6c. Dependence on m and e.; IV.7 The Cosmological Constant; IV.7a. Evolution from de Sitter spacetime.; IV.7b. Evolution to (nearly) flat spacetime.; IV.8 Membrane Creation In Four Dimensions; IV.8a. Four dimensional generalization.; IV.8b. Instantons.; IV.8c. Probability.; IV.8d. Neutralizing the cosmological constant.; References for Chapter IV
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Brown John David  
Singapore ; ; Teaneck, N.J., : World Scientific, c1988
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Lower dimensional gravity [[electronic resource] /] / John David Brown
Lower dimensional gravity [[electronic resource] /] / John David Brown
Autore Brown John David
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore ; ; Teaneck, N.J., : World Scientific, c1988
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (164 p.)
Disciplina 530.11
Soggetto topico Quantum gravity
Supergravity
Gauge fields (Physics)
General relativity (Physics)
Symmetry (Physics)
Space and time
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Mathematical physics
ISBN 1-283-97143-7
981-4434-17-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; I INTRODUCTION; I.1 Three Dimensional Gravity; I.2 Two Dimensional Gravity; References for Chapter I; II THE ASYMPTOTIC STRUCTURE OF THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAVITY; II.1 Introduction; II.2 Solutions To Three Dimensional Gravity With Λ < 0; II.3 Global Charges and the RxSO(2) Asymptotic Symmetries; II.4 The Conformal Group Of Asymptotic Symmetries; IV.5 The Canonical Realization Of Asymptotic Symmetries; II. Appendix 1: The Initial Value Problem; II. Appendix 2: The Lie and Surface Deformation Algebras; References for Chapter II; III BL.ACK HOLES IN TWO SPACETIME DIMENSIONS
III.1 Point Sources in Two Dimensional GravityIII.2 Black Hole Solutions; References for Chapter III; IV NEUTRALIZATION OF THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT IN TWO SPACETIME DIMENSIONS; IV.I Introduction; IV.1a. Particle creation.; IV.1b. Neutralization of the cosmological constant.; IV.1c. Additional features of particle creation.; IV.1d. Overview.; IV.2 Pair Creation Without Gravity; IV.2a. Lorentzian solutions.; IV.2b. Instantons.; IV.2c. Action and probability.; IV.3 Adding Gravity; IV.3a. The gravitational equation.; IV.3b. Geometry of the instantons.; IV.4 Instantons For Pair Creation
IV..4a. Solving the equations.IV.4b. Interpretation.; IV.5 The Gravitational Action; IV.5a. Coordinate invariance.; IV.5b. Surface terms.; IV.6 Probability For Particle Creation; IV.6a. Type 1 instantons.; IV.6b. Topology change.; IV.6c. Dependence on m and e.; IV.7 The Cosmological Constant; IV.7a. Evolution from de Sitter spacetime.; IV.7b. Evolution to (nearly) flat spacetime.; IV.8 Membrane Creation In Four Dimensions; IV.8a. Four dimensional generalization.; IV.8b. Instantons.; IV.8c. Probability.; IV.8d. Neutralizing the cosmological constant.; References for Chapter IV
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Brown John David  
Singapore ; ; Teaneck, N.J., : World Scientific, c1988
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Mondi paralleli : un viaggio attraverso la creazione, le dimensioni superiori e il futuro del cosmo / Michio Kaku ; trad. di Andrea Migliori
Mondi paralleli : un viaggio attraverso la creazione, le dimensioni superiori e il futuro del cosmo / Michio Kaku ; trad. di Andrea Migliori
Autore Kaku, Michio
Pubbl/distr/stampa Torino : Codice, 2006
Descrizione fisica xv, 415 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Disciplina 523.1
Soggetto topico Cosmology
Big bang theory
Superstring theories
Supergravity
ISBN 8875780544
Classificazione LC QB981
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
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Kaku, Michio  
Torino : Codice, 2006
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Supergravity : from first principles to modern applications / / Gianguido Dall'Agata, Marco Zagermann
Supergravity : from first principles to modern applications / / Gianguido Dall'Agata, Marco Zagermann
Autore Dall'Agata Gianguido
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin, Germany : , : Springer, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (301 pages)
Disciplina 530.142
Collana Lecture Notes in Physics
Soggetto topico Supergravity
ISBN 3-662-63980-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I Foundations and Pure Supergravity -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Many Facets of Supergravity -- 1.2 Plan of the Lectures -- 1.3 A Quick Guide Through Our Spinor Conventions -- 1.3.1 Two-Component Spinors -- 1.3.2 Four-Component Spinors -- 1.3.2.1 Dirac Spinors -- 1.3.2.2 The Weyl Condition -- 1.3.2.3 The Majorana Condition -- 1.3.3 Susy Algebra in Four Dimensions -- Exercises -- References -- 2 From Global to Local Supersymmetry -- 2.1 Promoting Supersymmetry to a Local Symmetry -- 2.2 The Gravitino -- 2.2.1 The Gravitino Action -- 2.2.2 The Gravitino Multiplet -- Exercises -- References -- 3 Gravity and Spinors -- 3.1 The Standard Metric Formulation -- 3.2 The Vielbein Basis and Cartan's Formalism -- 3.3 Spinors in Curved Spacetime -- Exercises -- 4 Pure N = 1 Supergravity in Four Dimensions -- 4.1 Pure Supergravity: The Action and SUSY Rules -- 4.1.1 Second-Order Formalism -- 4.1.2 First-Order Formalism -- 4.1.3 1.5-Order Formalism -- 4.2 Adding a Cosmological Constant -- 4.2.1 Construction of the Action -- 4.2.2 Mass in AdS -- 4.A Appendix: Gauging the Poincaré Algebra -- 4.A.1 Gauging the Super Poincaré Algebra -- Exercises -- References -- Part II Matter Couplings and Phenomenology -- 5 Matter Couplings in Global Supersymmetry -- 5.1 Our Approach -- 5.2 Chiral Multiplets in Global Supersymmetry -- 5.2.1 The Renormalizable Wess-Zumino Model -- 5.2.2 Non-linear Sigma Models I: The Holonomy Group -- 5.2.2.1 The Holonomy Group of the Scalar Manifold -- 5.2.3 Non-linear Sigma Models II: Fermions and Supersymmetry -- 5.2.4 4D Supersymmetry and Kähler Manifolds -- 5.3 Globally Supersymmetric Gauge Theories -- 5.3.1 Super Maxwell Theory -- 5.3.2 Super Yang-Mills Theory -- 5.3.3 Coupling Super Maxwell/Yang-Mills Theories to Chiral Multiplets.
5.3.4 Non-minimal Kinetic Terms for Vector Multiplets: The Gauge Kinetic Function -- 5.3.5 Non-linear σ-Models III: Global and Local Symmetries -- 5.3.6 Killing Prepotentials, D-Terms, and the General Globally Supersymmetric Lagrangian -- 5.3.6.1 Proof of the Equivariance Condition -- 5.3.6.2 Two Examples of Gaugings with Fayet-Iliopoulos Constants -- 5.3.6.3 Lagrangian and Susy Rules -- 5.3.6.4 A Familiar Special Case: Canonical Kähler Potential and Minimal Gauge Kinetic Function -- 5.4 Supersymmetry Breaking -- Exercises -- References -- 6 Matter Couplings in Supergravity -- 6.1 New Supergravity Couplings -- 6.1.1 Coupling Chiral Multiplets to Supergravity -- 6.1.2 The Kähler Covariant Derivative -- 6.1.3 Additional Bare Superpotential Terms -- 6.1.4 Inclusion of Vector Multiplets -- 6.1.5 More on D-Terms -- 6.1.6 The Gradient Flow Relations -- 6.1.7 Final Remarks -- 6.2 Kähler-Hodge Manifolds -- 6.2.1 An Example: Quantization of Newton's Constant -- Exercises -- References -- 7 Phenomenological Aspects -- 7.1 Spontaneous Supersymmetry Breaking -- 7.1.1 Vacua -- 7.1.2 General Features of Spontaneous Supersymmetry Breaking -- 7.1.3 Mass Scales Related to Supersymmetry Breaking -- 7.1.3.1 The Supersymmetry Breaking Scale Msusy -- 7.1.3.2 The Vacuum Energy Scale Mvac -- 7.1.3.3 The Gravitino Mass M3/2 -- 7.1.3.4 The Soft Masses Msoft -- 7.1.3.5 Moduli Masses Mmod -- 7.1.3.6 The Inflationary Energy Scale Minf -- 7.1.4 Rigid Limits -- 7.2 Gravitino, Goldstino, and Super-Higgs Mechanism -- 7.2.1 The Goldstino in Global Supersymmetry -- 7.2.2 The Goldstino and the Gravitino in Supergravity -- 7.2.3 Gravitino Couplings -- 7.2.4 Generalizations -- 7.3 Mass Sum Rules and Mediation Mechanisms -- 7.3.1 Mass Sum Rules, Hidden Sectors, and Mediation Mechanisms -- 7.3.2 Gravity-Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking and the Polonyi Model -- 7.3.2.1 The Polonyi Model.
7.3.2.2 Illustration of Gravity Mediation: Scalar Soft Terms -- 7.3.2.3 Gaugino Masses -- 7.4 Moduli Stabilization, de Sitter Vacua, and Inflation -- 7.4.1 Moduli Stabilization and Moduli Masses -- 7.4.1.1 The sgoldstini -- 7.4.1.2 A Constraint on the Lightest Modulus Mass -- 7.4.1.3 Possible Caveats -- 7.4.1.4 A Counterexample with Large Curvature -- 7.4.2 No Scale Models -- 7.4.2.1 The Simplest Example -- 7.4.2.2 Generalizations -- 7.4.2.3 Adding Scalars Without No-Scale Property -- 7.4.2.4 A D-Term Analogue -- 7.4.3 Dark Energy and de Sitter Vacua -- 7.4.4 Inflation and the Supergravity η-Problem -- 7.A Appendix: Proof of Eq.(7.114) -- Exercises -- References -- Part III Extended, Gauged and Higher-Dimensional Supergravity -- 8 Extended Supergravities -- 8.1 Electric-Magnetic Duality -- 8.2 N=2 Supergravity -- 8.2.1 N=2 Vector Multiplets and Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.2.1.1 Rigid (``Affine'') Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.2.1.2 Local (``Projective'') Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.2.2 N=2 Hypermultiplets and Hyper-Kähler vs. Quaternionic Kähler Geometry -- 8.3 Extended Supergravity with N≥3 -- 8.A Appendix: Details on and Origin of Local Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.A.1 The Symplectic Section and Its KählerTransformation -- 8.A.2 The Kähler Potential -- 8.A.3 The Existence of a Prepotential -- 8.A.4 The Gauge Kinetic Matrix -- 8.B Appendix: Quaternionic-Kähler vs. Hyper-Kähler Manifolds of Hypermultiplets -- 8.B.1 Sp(nH)SU(2)-Adapted Vielbein -- 8.B.2 Holonomy and Curvature -- Exercises -- References -- 9 Gauged Supergravity -- 9.1 Supergravities and Scalar Potentials -- 9.2 Duality -- 9.2.1 From Electric-Magnetic Duality to U-Duality -- 9.3 Gauging and Symplectic Frames -- 9.4 Coset Manifolds and Gauging -- 9.4.1 Vielbein, Metric, and Isometries of G/H -- 9.4.2 The Special-Kähler Manifold SU(1,1)/U(1) and Inequivalent Symplectic Frames.
9.5 Gauging and the Embedding Tensor -- 9.5.1 Constraints on the Embedding Tensor -- 9.5.2 Couplings -- 9.5.3 An Example: The Maximal Theory -- 9.6 Classifying Gaugings -- 9.6.1 The Quotient Space S -- 9.6.2 The S Space of SO(8) Maximal Gauged Supergravity -- References -- 10 Supergravity in Arbitrary Dimensions -- 10.1 Higher-Dimensional Theories -- 10.2 Example: D=11 Supergravity -- 10.3 Dimensional Reduction and Ten-Dimensional Supergravities -- 10.4 Dimensional Reduction and the Origin of Gauged Supergravities -- 10.5 Example: D=5 -- 10.5.1 N=2 in 5D -- 10.5.1.1 The Geometry of MV -- 10.5.1.2 The Geometry of MH -- 10.5.2 N=4 in 5D -- 10.5.3 N=6 in 5D -- 10.5.4 N=8 in 5D -- 10.5.5 Gaugings and Tensor Fields -- 10.A Appendix: Clifford Algebras and Spinors in Arbitrary D -- 10.A.1 Irreducible Representations of Cliff(1,D-1) -- 10.A.1.1 Even Dimensions -- 10.A.1.2 Odd Dimensions -- 10.A.2 Irreducible Spinor Representations of SO0(1,D-1) -- 10.A.2.1 Chirality Conditions -- 10.A.2.2 Reality Conditions -- 10.A.3 Majorana and Weyl Condition -- Exercises -- References -- Index.
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Supergravity : from first principles to modern applications / / Gianguido Dall'Agata, Marco Zagermann
Supergravity : from first principles to modern applications / / Gianguido Dall'Agata, Marco Zagermann
Autore Dall'Agata Gianguido
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin, Germany : , : Springer, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (301 pages)
Disciplina 530.142
Collana Lecture Notes in Physics
Soggetto topico Supergravity
ISBN 3-662-63980-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
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Nota di contenuto Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I Foundations and Pure Supergravity -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Many Facets of Supergravity -- 1.2 Plan of the Lectures -- 1.3 A Quick Guide Through Our Spinor Conventions -- 1.3.1 Two-Component Spinors -- 1.3.2 Four-Component Spinors -- 1.3.2.1 Dirac Spinors -- 1.3.2.2 The Weyl Condition -- 1.3.2.3 The Majorana Condition -- 1.3.3 Susy Algebra in Four Dimensions -- Exercises -- References -- 2 From Global to Local Supersymmetry -- 2.1 Promoting Supersymmetry to a Local Symmetry -- 2.2 The Gravitino -- 2.2.1 The Gravitino Action -- 2.2.2 The Gravitino Multiplet -- Exercises -- References -- 3 Gravity and Spinors -- 3.1 The Standard Metric Formulation -- 3.2 The Vielbein Basis and Cartan's Formalism -- 3.3 Spinors in Curved Spacetime -- Exercises -- 4 Pure N = 1 Supergravity in Four Dimensions -- 4.1 Pure Supergravity: The Action and SUSY Rules -- 4.1.1 Second-Order Formalism -- 4.1.2 First-Order Formalism -- 4.1.3 1.5-Order Formalism -- 4.2 Adding a Cosmological Constant -- 4.2.1 Construction of the Action -- 4.2.2 Mass in AdS -- 4.A Appendix: Gauging the Poincaré Algebra -- 4.A.1 Gauging the Super Poincaré Algebra -- Exercises -- References -- Part II Matter Couplings and Phenomenology -- 5 Matter Couplings in Global Supersymmetry -- 5.1 Our Approach -- 5.2 Chiral Multiplets in Global Supersymmetry -- 5.2.1 The Renormalizable Wess-Zumino Model -- 5.2.2 Non-linear Sigma Models I: The Holonomy Group -- 5.2.2.1 The Holonomy Group of the Scalar Manifold -- 5.2.3 Non-linear Sigma Models II: Fermions and Supersymmetry -- 5.2.4 4D Supersymmetry and Kähler Manifolds -- 5.3 Globally Supersymmetric Gauge Theories -- 5.3.1 Super Maxwell Theory -- 5.3.2 Super Yang-Mills Theory -- 5.3.3 Coupling Super Maxwell/Yang-Mills Theories to Chiral Multiplets.
5.3.4 Non-minimal Kinetic Terms for Vector Multiplets: The Gauge Kinetic Function -- 5.3.5 Non-linear σ-Models III: Global and Local Symmetries -- 5.3.6 Killing Prepotentials, D-Terms, and the General Globally Supersymmetric Lagrangian -- 5.3.6.1 Proof of the Equivariance Condition -- 5.3.6.2 Two Examples of Gaugings with Fayet-Iliopoulos Constants -- 5.3.6.3 Lagrangian and Susy Rules -- 5.3.6.4 A Familiar Special Case: Canonical Kähler Potential and Minimal Gauge Kinetic Function -- 5.4 Supersymmetry Breaking -- Exercises -- References -- 6 Matter Couplings in Supergravity -- 6.1 New Supergravity Couplings -- 6.1.1 Coupling Chiral Multiplets to Supergravity -- 6.1.2 The Kähler Covariant Derivative -- 6.1.3 Additional Bare Superpotential Terms -- 6.1.4 Inclusion of Vector Multiplets -- 6.1.5 More on D-Terms -- 6.1.6 The Gradient Flow Relations -- 6.1.7 Final Remarks -- 6.2 Kähler-Hodge Manifolds -- 6.2.1 An Example: Quantization of Newton's Constant -- Exercises -- References -- 7 Phenomenological Aspects -- 7.1 Spontaneous Supersymmetry Breaking -- 7.1.1 Vacua -- 7.1.2 General Features of Spontaneous Supersymmetry Breaking -- 7.1.3 Mass Scales Related to Supersymmetry Breaking -- 7.1.3.1 The Supersymmetry Breaking Scale Msusy -- 7.1.3.2 The Vacuum Energy Scale Mvac -- 7.1.3.3 The Gravitino Mass M3/2 -- 7.1.3.4 The Soft Masses Msoft -- 7.1.3.5 Moduli Masses Mmod -- 7.1.3.6 The Inflationary Energy Scale Minf -- 7.1.4 Rigid Limits -- 7.2 Gravitino, Goldstino, and Super-Higgs Mechanism -- 7.2.1 The Goldstino in Global Supersymmetry -- 7.2.2 The Goldstino and the Gravitino in Supergravity -- 7.2.3 Gravitino Couplings -- 7.2.4 Generalizations -- 7.3 Mass Sum Rules and Mediation Mechanisms -- 7.3.1 Mass Sum Rules, Hidden Sectors, and Mediation Mechanisms -- 7.3.2 Gravity-Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking and the Polonyi Model -- 7.3.2.1 The Polonyi Model.
7.3.2.2 Illustration of Gravity Mediation: Scalar Soft Terms -- 7.3.2.3 Gaugino Masses -- 7.4 Moduli Stabilization, de Sitter Vacua, and Inflation -- 7.4.1 Moduli Stabilization and Moduli Masses -- 7.4.1.1 The sgoldstini -- 7.4.1.2 A Constraint on the Lightest Modulus Mass -- 7.4.1.3 Possible Caveats -- 7.4.1.4 A Counterexample with Large Curvature -- 7.4.2 No Scale Models -- 7.4.2.1 The Simplest Example -- 7.4.2.2 Generalizations -- 7.4.2.3 Adding Scalars Without No-Scale Property -- 7.4.2.4 A D-Term Analogue -- 7.4.3 Dark Energy and de Sitter Vacua -- 7.4.4 Inflation and the Supergravity η-Problem -- 7.A Appendix: Proof of Eq.(7.114) -- Exercises -- References -- Part III Extended, Gauged and Higher-Dimensional Supergravity -- 8 Extended Supergravities -- 8.1 Electric-Magnetic Duality -- 8.2 N=2 Supergravity -- 8.2.1 N=2 Vector Multiplets and Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.2.1.1 Rigid (``Affine'') Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.2.1.2 Local (``Projective'') Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.2.2 N=2 Hypermultiplets and Hyper-Kähler vs. Quaternionic Kähler Geometry -- 8.3 Extended Supergravity with N≥3 -- 8.A Appendix: Details on and Origin of Local Special Kähler Geometry -- 8.A.1 The Symplectic Section and Its KählerTransformation -- 8.A.2 The Kähler Potential -- 8.A.3 The Existence of a Prepotential -- 8.A.4 The Gauge Kinetic Matrix -- 8.B Appendix: Quaternionic-Kähler vs. Hyper-Kähler Manifolds of Hypermultiplets -- 8.B.1 Sp(nH)SU(2)-Adapted Vielbein -- 8.B.2 Holonomy and Curvature -- Exercises -- References -- 9 Gauged Supergravity -- 9.1 Supergravities and Scalar Potentials -- 9.2 Duality -- 9.2.1 From Electric-Magnetic Duality to U-Duality -- 9.3 Gauging and Symplectic Frames -- 9.4 Coset Manifolds and Gauging -- 9.4.1 Vielbein, Metric, and Isometries of G/H -- 9.4.2 The Special-Kähler Manifold SU(1,1)/U(1) and Inequivalent Symplectic Frames.
9.5 Gauging and the Embedding Tensor -- 9.5.1 Constraints on the Embedding Tensor -- 9.5.2 Couplings -- 9.5.3 An Example: The Maximal Theory -- 9.6 Classifying Gaugings -- 9.6.1 The Quotient Space S -- 9.6.2 The S Space of SO(8) Maximal Gauged Supergravity -- References -- 10 Supergravity in Arbitrary Dimensions -- 10.1 Higher-Dimensional Theories -- 10.2 Example: D=11 Supergravity -- 10.3 Dimensional Reduction and Ten-Dimensional Supergravities -- 10.4 Dimensional Reduction and the Origin of Gauged Supergravities -- 10.5 Example: D=5 -- 10.5.1 N=2 in 5D -- 10.5.1.1 The Geometry of MV -- 10.5.1.2 The Geometry of MH -- 10.5.2 N=4 in 5D -- 10.5.3 N=6 in 5D -- 10.5.4 N=8 in 5D -- 10.5.5 Gaugings and Tensor Fields -- 10.A Appendix: Clifford Algebras and Spinors in Arbitrary D -- 10.A.1 Irreducible Representations of Cliff(1,D-1) -- 10.A.1.1 Even Dimensions -- 10.A.1.2 Odd Dimensions -- 10.A.2 Irreducible Spinor Representations of SO0(1,D-1) -- 10.A.2.1 Chirality Conditions -- 10.A.2.2 Reality Conditions -- 10.A.3 Majorana and Weyl Condition -- Exercises -- References -- Index.
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