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The absolute rigidity of the Neveu{endash}Schwarz and Ramond superalgebras

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.531705· OSTI ID:388209
 [1];  [2]
  1. Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science, P.O. Box 94079, 1090 GB Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
  2. Institute of New Technologies in Education, Moscow (Russia)
We prove that the second cohomology group with coefficients in the adjoint module of both the infinite-dimensional Lie superalgebras {ital k}(1) and {ital k}{sup +}(1), as well as their unique central extensions, which are known as the Neveu{endash}Schwarz and the Ramond superalgebras, respectively, is equal to zero. This particularly implies that all these Lie superalgebras are rigid, i.e. they can only be deformed in a trivial manner. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
OSTI ID:
388209
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Mathematical Physics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 37; ISSN JMAPAQ; ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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