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) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 384-388 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue number | 4-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 16 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Stability of gauged d = 7 supergravity and the definition of masslessness in (adS)7 . / Mezincescu, Alexandru; Townsend, P. K.; van Nieuwenhuizen, P.
In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 143, No. 4-6, 16.08.1984, p. 384-388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Stability of gauged d = 7 supergravity and the definition of masslessness in (adS)7
AU - Mezincescu, Alexandru
AU - Townsend, P. K.
AU - van Nieuwenhuizen, P.
PY - 1984/8/16
Y1 - 1984/8/16
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(84)91487-4
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VL - 143
SP - 384
EP - 388
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
SN - 0370-2693
IS - 4-6
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