The superconformal gaugings in three dimensions Academic Article

abstract

• We show how three-dimensional superconformal theories for any number N 8 of supersymmetries can be obtained by taking a conformal limit of the corresponding three-dimensional gauged supergravity models. The superconformal theories are characterized by an embedding tensor that satisfies a linear and quadratic constraint. We analyze these constraints and give the general solutions for all cases. We find new N = 4,5 superconformal theories based on the exceptional Lie superalgebras F(4),G(3) and D(2|1;). Using the supergravity connection we discuss which massive deformations to expect. As an example we work out the details for the case of N = 6 supersymmetry. 2008 SISSA.

authors

• Sezgin, Ergin

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

author list (cited authors)

• Bergshoeff, E. A., Hohm, O., Roest, D., Samtleben, H., & Sezgin, E.

citation count

• 39

complete list of authors

• Bergshoeff, Eric A||Hohm, Olaf||Roest, Diederik||Samtleben, Henning||Sezgin, Ergin

publication date

• September 2008

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• The Journal of High Energy Physics  Journal

keywords

• Chern-simons Theories
• Extended Supersymmetry
• Supergravity Models

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/101

start page

• 101

end page

• 101

volume

• 2008

issue

• 9

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/101