Eleven-dimensional supergravity as a Calabi-Yau twofold

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Main Authors: Hahner, Fabian, Saberi, Ingmar
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author Hahner, Fabian
Saberi, Ingmar
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Saberi, Ingmar
contents We construct a generalization of Poisson-Chern-Simons theory, defined on any supermanifold equipped with an appropriate filtration of the tangent bundle. Our construction recovers interacting eleven-dimensional supergravity in Cederwall's formulation, as well as all possible twists of the theory, and does so in a uniform and geometric fashion. Among other things, this proves that Costello's description of the maximal twist is the twist of eleven-dimensional supergravity in its pure spinor description. It also provides a pure spinor lift of the interactions in the minimally twisted theory. Our techniques enhance the BV formulation of the interactions of each theory to a homotopy Poisson structure by defining a compatible graded-commutative product; this suggests interpretations in terms of deformations of geometric structures on superspace, and provides some concrete evidence for a first-quantized origin of the theories.
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spellingShingle Eleven-dimensional supergravity as a Calabi-Yau twofold
Hahner, Fabian
Saberi, Ingmar
Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Algebra
17B63, 53D17, 17B55, 17B81,
We construct a generalization of Poisson-Chern-Simons theory, defined on any supermanifold equipped with an appropriate filtration of the tangent bundle. Our construction recovers interacting eleven-dimensional supergravity in Cederwall's formulation, as well as all possible twists of the theory, and does so in a uniform and geometric fashion. Among other things, this proves that Costello's description of the maximal twist is the twist of eleven-dimensional supergravity in its pure spinor description. It also provides a pure spinor lift of the interactions in the minimally twisted theory. Our techniques enhance the BV formulation of the interactions of each theory to a homotopy Poisson structure by defining a compatible graded-commutative product; this suggests interpretations in terms of deformations of geometric structures on superspace, and provides some concrete evidence for a first-quantized origin of the theories.
title Eleven-dimensional supergravity as a Calabi-Yau twofold
topic Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Algebra
17B63, 53D17, 17B55, 17B81,
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.12371