N=8 supergravity with local SO(8) × SU(8) invariance

De Wit, Bernard; Nicolai, Hermann

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(82)91194-7

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N=8 supergravity with local SO(8) × SU(8) invariance

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Nicolai, Hermann
Quantum Gravity & Unified Theories, AEI-Golm, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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De Wit, B., & Nicolai, H. (1982). N=8 supergravity with local SO(8) × SU(8) invariance. Physics Letters B, 108(4-5), 285-290. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(82)91194-7.

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Abstract

We present an extension of N=8 supergravity in which the natural symmetry group SO(8) is gauged. Local SO(8) invariance is shown to be consistent with the dynamically realized SU(8) symmetry. We mention possible implications of this result for superunification.