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Supergravity

Daniel Z. Freedman and Antoine Van Proeyen
Publisher: 
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 
2012
Number of Pages: 
607
Format: 
Hardcover
Price: 
80.00
ISBN: 
9780521194013
Category: 
Textbook
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Part I. Relativistic Field Theory in Minkowski Spacetime: 1. Scalar field theory and its symmetries
2. The Dirac field
3. Clifford algebras and spinors
4. The Maxwell and Yang-Mills gauge fields
5. The free Rarita-Schwinger field
6. N=1 global supersymmetry in D=4
Part II. Differential Geometry and Gravity: 7. Differential geometry
8. The first and second order formulations of general relativity
Part III. Basic Supergravity: 9. N=1 pure supergravity in 4 dimensions
10. D=11 supergravity
11. General gauge theory
12. Survey of supergravities
Part IV. Complex Geometry and Global SUSY: 13. Complex manifolds
14. General actions with N=1 supersymmetry
Part V. Superconformal Construction of Supergravity Theories: 15. Gravity as a conformal gauge theory
16. The conformal approach to N=1 supergravity
17. Construction of the matter-coupled N=1 supergravity
Part VI. N=1 Supergravity Actions and Applications: 18. The physical N=1 matter-coupled supergravity
19. Applications of N=1 supergravity
Part VII. Extended N=2 Supergravity: 20. Construction of the matter-coupled N=2 supergravity
21. The physical N=2 matter-coupled supergravity
Part VIII. Classical Solutions and the AdS/CFT Correspondence: 22. Classical solutions of gravity and supergravity
23. The AdS/CFT correspondence
Appendix
Index.