Introduction to Supergravity

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電子ブック

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by Yoshiaki Tanii

出版情報:

Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014

著者名:

• Tanii, Yoshiaki
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シリーズ名:

SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Physics ; 1

ISBN:

9784431548287 [4431548289]    

注記:

This book is a pedagogical introduction to supergravity, a gravitational field theory that includes supersymmetry (symmetry between bosons and fermions) and is a generalization of Einstein's general relativity. Supergravity provides a low-energy effective theory of superstring theory, which has attracted much attention as a candidate for the unified theory of fundamental particles, and it is a useful tool for studying non-perturbative properties of superstring theory such as D-branes and string duality. This work considers classical supergravities in four and higher spacetime dimensions with their applications to superstring theory in mind. More concretely, it discusses classical Lagrangians (or field equations) and symmetry properties of supergravities. Besides local symmetries, supergravities often have global non-compact symmetries, which play a crucial role in their applications to superstring theory. One of the main features of this book is its detailed discussion of these non-compact symmetries. The aim

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