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For nonlinear models of an Abelian vector supermultiplet coupled to \( \mathcal{N} = 2 \) supergravity in four dimensions, we formulate the self-duality equation which expresses invariance under U(1) duality rotations. In the flat space limit, this equation reduces to the \( \mathcal{N} = 2 \) self-duality equation proposed in hep-th/0001068. We also give an example of a self-dual locally supersymmetric model containing a higher-derivative extension of the Born-Infeld action at the component level.
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Kuzenko, S.M. Nonlinear self-duality in \( \mathcal{N} = 2 \) supergravity. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 12 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2012)012
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