Abstract
We analyze the two parameter scalar potential of the gauged d = 7 simple (N = 2) supergravity theory. The potential has a local minimum and a local maximum. The latter provides a supersymmetric anti-deSitter background which we show to be stable with respect to arbitrarily large fluctuations of the gravitational and scalar fields. The "apparent mass terms" agree with those obtained by a Kaluza-Klein analysis of the N = 4, d = 7 theory.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 384-388 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physics Letters B |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue number | 4-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 16 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Mezincescu, L., Townsend, P. K., & van Nieuwenhuizen, P. (1984). Stability of gauged d = 7 supergravity and the definition of masslessness in (adS)7. Physics Letters B, 143(4-6), 384-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(84)91487-4