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We obtain the complete superconformal symmetry transformations on the worldvolume of a D3-brane in an AdS 5 × S 5 background by using a coset superspace approach. We show that in the large R-limit we recover all supersymmetries present on the worldvolume of a D3-brane in a Minkowski background, in particular the Volkov-Akulov supersymmetry. We conclude with a proposal for a scheme to construct higher derivative invariants in D = 4, \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 settings.
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Coomans, F., Van Pol, B. On the relation between Volkov-Akulov and special conformal supersymmetry: a D3-brane perspective. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 15 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2014)015
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