Supertwistor connection and conformal supergravity

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Theor. Math. Phys.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5083894

Merkulov, S A

This paper proposes a supersymmetric extension of local twistor geometry. The author defines the space of local supertwistors and formulates its differential geometry. The paper makes essential use of the supergravity scheme proposed by Ogievetskii and Sokachev. Much of the notation and conventions for spinor indices are taken from a previous work. It is shown that N = 1 conformal supergravity can be formulated as a graded Yang-Mills theory of the standard supertwistor connection.

• OSTI ID: 5083894
• Journal Information: Theor. Math. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Theor. Math. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 64:3; ISSN TMPHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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