Higher-dimensional topological-conformal massive gravitinos

C. Aragone and J. Stephany
Phys. Rev. D 34, 1210 – Published 15 August 1986
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Abstract

We investigate the possibility of having massive gravitinos in higher dimensions (D=10, 11) with their masses generated by s-conformal and gauge-invariant, second-derivative actions which we add to the respective standard (massless) Rarita-Schwinger actions. In three dimensions this strategy leads to finding the gauge-invariant topologically massive gravitino which is the supersymmetric partner (and generator) of the, also gauge-invariant, bosonic Chern-Simons mass-generating term. We show here that in each dimension beyond 3 where Majorana spinors exist (D=4, 10, 11) there is a unique s-conformal topological and gauge-invariant, massive action. These actions can uniformly be associated with their respective first-order master actions which are dynamically equivalent to them.

  • Received 16 December 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.34.1210

©1986 American Physical Society

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C. Aragone and J. Stephany

  • Departamento de Física, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apartado 80659, Caracas 1080A, Venezuela

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Vol. 34, Iss. 4 — 15 August 1986

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