2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/51908Supersymmetric solutions of 11-dimensional supergravity can be classified according to the holonomy of the supercovariant derivative arising in the Killing spinor condition. It is shown that the holonomy must be contained in $\SL(32,\R)$. The holonomies of solutions with flux are discussed and examples are analysed. In extending to M-theory, account has to be taken of the phenomenon of ` supersymmetry without supersymmetry'. It is argued that including the fermionic degrees of freedom in M-theory requires a formulation with a local $\SL(32,\R)$ symmetry, analogous to the need for local Lorentz symmetry in coupling spinors to gravity.26 pages. 31/32 supersymmetries might occur after allHigh Energy Physics - TheoryHolonomy and Symmetry in M-theorytext