Vector supersymmetry: Casimir operators and contraction from ØSp(3,2 |2)

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2009/01/035zbMATH Open1243.81085arXiv0812.1982OpenAlexW2083731067MaRDI QIDQ438393FDOQ438393

Authors: R. Casalbuoni, Federico Elmetti, Joaquim Gomis, Kiyoshi Kamimura, Laura Tamassia, Antoine van Proeyen 

Publication date: 31 July 2012

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study some algebraic properties of the 'vector supersymmetry' (VSUSY) algebra, a graded extension of the four-dimensional Poincare' algebra with two odd generators, a vector and a scalar, and two central charges. The anticommutator between the two odd generators gives the four-momentum operator, from which the name vector supersymmetry. We construct the Casimir operators for this algebra and we show how both algebra and Casimirs can be derived by contraction from the simple orthosymplectic algebra OSp(3,2|2). In particular, we construct the analogue of superspin for vector supersymmetry and we show that, due to the algebraic structure of the Casimirs, the multiplets are either doublets of spin (s,s+1) or two spin 1/2 states. Finally, we identify an odd operator, which is an invariant in a subclass of representations where a BPS-like algebraic relation between the mass and the values of the central charges is satisfied.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1982

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Lie (super)algebras to physics, etc. (17B81) Supersymmetry and quantum mechanics (81Q60) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05)

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