On off-shell supermultiplets

W. Siegel; M. Roček

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(81)90887-X

On off-shell supermultiplets

W. Siegel
, M. Roček

Institute for Theoretical Physics

California Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Applying a simple counting argument to all supermultiplets, we find that for the N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory the auxiliary field problem cannot have a solution within any previously known framework. We propose alternatives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	275-277
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	105
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(81)90887-X
State	Published - Oct 8 1981

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