Exceptional field theory and exotic supergravity

Henning Samtleben (ENS Lyon)

Sep 14. 2020, 14:00 — 15:00

I review recent work towards the construction of exotic supergravity theories in six dimensions with maximal (4,0) and (3,1) supersymmetry. These theories were conjectured by C. Hull to exist but so far have only been constructed at the free level. The interacting theories must be exotic or non-geometric since they feature mixed symmetry tensors instead of a conventional graviton, hence suggesting the need for a generalized notion of spacetime and diffeomorphism invariance.

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Venue:
ESI Boltzmann Lecture Hall
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Associated Event:
Higher Structures and Field Theory - partially postponed (Thematic Programme)
Organizer(s):
Anton Alekseev (U Genève)
Stefan Fredenhagen (U of Vienna)
Nicolai Reshetikhin (UC, Berkeley)
Thomas Strobl (U Lyon)
Chenchang Zhu (U Göttingen)