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On the Embedding of Space-Time Symmetries into Simple Superalgebras

R. D'Auria, S. Ferrara, M. A. Lledo

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/0102060

Abstract

We explore the embedding of Spin groups of arbitrary dimension and signature into simple superalgebras in the case of extended supersymmetry. The R-symmetry, which generically is not compact, can be chosen compact for all the cases that are congruent mod 8 to the physical conformal algebra so(D-2,2), D≥ 3. An so(1,1) grading of the superalgebra is found in all cases. Central extensions of super translation algebras are studied in this framework.

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