On D=11 supertwistors, superparticle quantization and a hidden SO(16) symmetry of supergravity

dc.creatorBandos, Igor A.
dc.creatorde Azcarraga, Jose A.
dc.creatorSorokin, Dmtri P.
dc.date2006-12-22
dc.date2007-01-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:40:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:40:31Z
dc.descriptionWe consider a covariant quantization of the D=11 massless superparticle in the supertwistor framework. D=11 supertwistors are highly constrained, but the interpretation of their bosonic components as Lorentz harmonic variables and their momenta permits to develop a classical and quantum mechanics without much difficulties. A simple, heuristic `twistor' quantization of the superparticle leads to the linearized D=11 supergravity multiplet. In the process, we observe hints of a hidden SO(16) symmetry of D=11 supergravity.
dc.description10 pages, plain latex Invited paper at the XXII Max Born Symposium "Quantum, Super and Twistors", September 27-29, 2006, in honour of Jerzy Lukierski. v2: One reference and comment added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0612252
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0612252
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/121797
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleOn D=11 supertwistors, superparticle quantization and a hidden SO(16) symmetry of supergravity
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