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Gauging CSO groups in N=4 Supergravity
We investigate a class of CSO-gaugings of N=4 supergravity coupled to six
vector multiplets. Using the CSO-gaugings we do not find a vacuum that is
stable against all scalar perturbations at the point where the matter fields
are turned off. However, at this point we do find a stable cosmological scaling
solution.Comment: 21 page
De Sitter solutions in N=4 matter coupled supergravity
We investigate the scalar potential of gauged N=4 supergravity with matter.
The extremum in the SU(1,1)/U(1) scalars is obtained for an arbitrary number of
matter multiplets. The constraints on the matter scalars are solved in terms of
an explicit parametrisation of an
SO(6,6+n) element. For the case of six matter multiplets we discuss both
compact and noncompact gauge groups.
In an example involving noncompact groups and four scalars we find a
potential with an absolute minimum and a positive cosmological constant.Comment: 14 page
Group Manifold Reduction of Dual N=1 d=10 Supergravity
We perform a group manifold reduction of the dual version of N=1 d=10
supergravity to four dimensions. The effects of the 3- and 4-form gauge fields
in the resulting gauged N=4 d=4 supergravity are studied in particular. The
example of the group manifold SU(2)xSU(2) is worked out in detail, and we
compare for this case the four-dimensional scalar potential with gauged N=4
supergravity.Comment: 22 pages, revised section 3, typos corrected. Published versio
Partial Spontaneous Breaking of Global Supersymmetry
We review in detail the recently discovered phenomenon of partial spontaneous
breaking of supersymmetry in the case of a N=2 pure gauge U(1) theory, and
recall how the standard lore no-go theorem is evaded. We discuss the extension
of this mechanism to theories with charged matter, and surprisingly find that
the gauging forbids the existence of a magnetic Fayet-Iliopoulos term.Comment: Contribution to the proceedings of the International Symposium
Ahrenshoop on the Theory of Elementary Particles, Buckow, Germany, August
27-31, 1996. LaTex2e, uses espcrc2.st
Chiral superfields in N = 2 supergravity
The transformation laws of chiral (scalar) superfields with arbitrary Weyl weight w are determined for the U(2) superconformal theory. A superconformally invariant density is given for fields with w = 2. For w = 1 it is possible to have smaller irreducible multiplets. The full restriction upon which the chiral superfield becomes reducible is exhibited. These results define a complete calculus for the construction of invariant actions with chiral superfields. As an example we find the action for the vector gauge multiplet
Scaling Cosmologies of N=8 Gauged Supergravity
We construct exact cosmological scaling solutions in N=8 gauged supergravity.
We restrict to solutions for which the scalar fields trace out geodesic curves
on the scalar manifold. Under these restrictions it is shown that the axionic
scalars are necessarily constant. The potential is then a sum of exponentials
and has a very specific form that allows for scaling solutions. The scaling
solutions describe eternal accelerating and decelerating power-law universes,
which are all unstable. An uplift of the solutions to 11-dimensional
supergravity is carried out and the resulting timedependent geometries are
discussed. In the discussion we briefly comment on the fact that N=2 gauged
supergravity allows stable scaling solutions.Comment: 17 pages; referenced added, reportnr changed and some corrections in
section
Critical points of maximal D=8 gauged supergravities
We study the general deformations of maximal eight-dimensional supergravity
by using the embedding tensor approach. The scalar potential induced by these
gaugings is determined. Subsequently, by combining duality covariance arguments
and algebraic geometry techniques, we find the complete set of critical points
of the scalar potential. Remarkably, up to SO(2) X SO(3) rotations there turns
out to be a unique theory admitting extrema. The gauge group of the theory is
CSO(2,0,1).Comment: 14 pages. v2: minor changes - published versio
More on Membranes in Matrix Theory
We study noncompact and static membrane solutions in Matrix theory. Demanding
axial symmetry on a membrane embedded in three spatial dimensions, we obtain a
wormhole solution whose shape is the same with the catenoidal solution of
Born-Infeld theory. We also discuss another interesting class of solutions,
membranes embedded holomorphically in four spatial dimensions, which are 1/4
BPS.Comment: 7 pages, LaTeX; expanded to treat matrix membrane solutions with
electric flux, equivalently fundamental strings; to appear in Phys. Rev.
Potential and mass-matrix in gauged N=4 supergravity
We discuss the potential and mass-matrix of gauged N=4 matter coupled
supergravity for the case of six matter multiplets, extending previous work by
considering the dependence on all scalars. We consider all semi-simple gauge
groups and analyse the potential and its first and second derivatives in the
origin of the scalar manifold. Although we find in a number of cases an
extremum with a positive cosmological constant, these are not stable under
fluctuations of all scalar fields.Comment: 28 pages, LaTe
The R-map and the Coupling of N=2 Tensor Multiplets in 5 and 4 Dimensions
We study the dimensional reduction of five dimensional N=2
Yang-Mills-Einstein supergravity theories (YMESGT) coupled to tensor
multiplets. The resulting 4D theories involve first order interactions among
tensor and vector fields with mass terms. If the 5D gauge group, K, does not
mix the 5D tensor and vector fields, the 4D tensor fields can be integrated out
in favor of 4D vector fields and the resulting theory is dual to a standard 4D
YMESGT. The gauge group has a block diagonal symplectic embedding and is a
semi-direct product of the 5D gauge group K with a Heisenberg group of
dimension (2P+1), where 2P is the number of tensor fields in five dimensions.
There exists an infinite family of theories, thus obtained, whose gauge groups
are pp-wave contractions of the simple noncompact groups of type SO*(2M). If,
on the other hand, the 5D gauge group does mix the 5D tensor and vector fields,
the resulting 4D theory is dual to a 4D YMESGT whose gauge group does, in
general,NOT have a block diagonal symplectic embedding and involves additional
topological terms. The scalar potentials of the dimensionally reduced theories
naturally have some of the ingredients that were found necessary for stable de
Sitter ground states. We comment on the relation between the known 5D and 4D,
N=2 supergravities with stable de Sitter ground states.Comment: 42 pages;latex fil
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