On the supersymmetric extension of Gauss-Bonnet like gravity
Patrick ConchaDepartamento de Ciencias, Facultad de Artes Liberales, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, ChileMarcelo IpinzaDISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129, Torino, ItaliaLucrezia RaveraDISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129, Torino, ItaliaEvelyn RodríguezDepartamento de Ciencias, Facultad de Artes Liberales, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
2016en
ABI
Abstract
We explore the supersymmetry invariance of a supergravity theory in the presence of a non-trivial boundary. The explicit construction of a bulk Lagrangian based on an enlarged superalgebra, known as AdS-Lorentz, is presented. Using a geometric approach we show that the supersymmetric extension of a Gauss-Bonnet like gravity is required in order to restore the supersymmetry invariance of the theory.
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