Self--Dual Supergravity and Supersymmetric Yang--Mills Coupled to Green--Schwarz Superstring

Abstract

We present the {\it canonical} set of superspace constraints for self-dual supergravity, a ``self-dual'' tensor multiplet and a self-dual Yang-Mills multiplet with $~N=1~$ supersymmetry in the space-time with signature $(+,+,-,-)$. For this set of constraints, the consistency of the self-duality conditions on these multiplets with supersymmetry is manifest. The energy-momentum tensors of all the self-dual ``matter'' multiplets vanish, to be consistent with the self-duality of the Riemann tensor. In particular, the special significance of the ``self-dual'' tensor multiplet is noted. This result fills the gap left over in our previous series of papers, with respect to the consistent couplings among the self-dual matter multiplets. We also couple these non-trivial backgrounds to a Green-Schwarz superstring $~\s\-$model, under the requirement of invariance under fermionic (kappa) symmetry. The finiteness of the self-dual supergravity is discussed, based on its ``off-shell'' structure. A set of exact solutions for the ``self-dual'' tensor and self-dual Yang-Mills multiplets for the gauge group $~SL(2)$~ on self-dual gravitational instanton background is given, and its consistency with the Green-Schwarz string ~$\s\-$model is demonstrated.