BROKEN SIGMA-MODEL ISOMETRIES IN VERY SPECIAL GEOMETRY

被引:94
作者
DEWIT, B [1 ]
VANPROEYEN, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LOUVAIN,INST THEORET FYS,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
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10.1016/0370-2693(92)91485-R
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We show that the isometries of the manifold of scalars in N = 2 supergravity in d = 5 space-time dimensions can be broken by the supergravity interactions. The opposite conclusion holds for the dimensionally reduced d = 4 theories, where the isometries of the scalar manifold are always symmetries of the full theory. These spaces, which form a subclass of the special Kahler manifolds, are relevant for superstring compactifications.
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页数:6
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