Gauged supergravity from dimensional reduction

E. Bergshoeff, M. de Roo, E. Eyras

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    Abstract

    We perform a generalised Scherk-Schwarz reduction of the effective action of the heterotic string on T6 to obtain a massive N = 4 supergravity theory in four dimensions. The local symmetry-group of the resulting d = 4 theory includes a Heisenberg group, which is a subgroup of the global 0(6,6 + n) obtained in the standard reduction. We show explicitly that the same theory can be obtained by gauging this Heisenberg group in d = 4, N = 4 supergravity.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)70 - 78
    Number of pages9
    JournalPhysics Letters B
    Volume413
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6-Nov-1997

    Keywords

    • N=4 SUPERGRAVITY
    • BREAKING
    • SUPERSYMMETRY

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