Geometry of \(N=1\) supergravity (Q1102569)

[For part II, see the review below.] \(N=1\) supergravity can be formulated in superspace in a number of different ways. There is a whole family of supergravity theories parametrized by \(\xi\). Meanwhile, various geometric approaches to superspace are also being pursued. In this paper, the authors use the induced G-structure [the second author, ibid. 87, 37--63 (1982; Zbl 0503.53048)] to continue the study of the geometry of \(N=1\) supergravities. A new geometrical formalism is suggested for the nonminimal and minimal supergravities and this formalism interconnects the constrained with the unconstrained superspace formulations and is based on the notion of induced geometry. A clear geometrical content of torsion and curvature constraints is exhibited.