Abstract
The full bosonic spectrum of eleven-dimensional supergravity compactified on the seven-sphere is obtained. The spectrum agrees with OSp(4|8) supersymmetry despite the appearance of 294 massless scalars which are not members of the N=8 massless supermultiplet. Negative (mass)2 arises only in the scalar sector with 112 nodes whose common (mass)2 is equal to the threshold value for background stability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-183 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 12 Jan 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |