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We argue that \( \mathcal{N}=8 \) supergravity in four dimensions exhibits an exceptional E8(8) symmetry, enhanced from the known E7(7) invariance. Our procedure to demonstrate this involves dimensional reduction of the \( \mathcal{N}=8 \) theory to d = 3, a field redefinition to render the E8(8) invariance manifest, followed by dimensional oxidation back to d = 4.
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Ananth, S., Brink, L. & Majumdar, S. E8 in \( \mathcal{N}=8 \) supergravity in four dimensions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 24 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2018)024
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