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Unconstrained \(\mathcal{N} = 2\) Higher-Spin Gauge Superfields and Their Hypermultiplet Couplings

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In recent papers [1, 2], we constructed free off-shell \(\mathcal{N} = 2\) supersymmetric higher spin gauge theories in harmonic superspace and their cubic couplings to hypermultiplet. The present report is a brief review of the results obtained.

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Work of I.B. was supported in part by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, project QZOY-2023-0003. Work of N.Z. was partially supported by by the grant 22-1-1-42-2 from the Foundation for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics “BASIS”.

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  1. Center of Theoretical Physics, Tomsk State Pedagogical University, 634061, Tomsk, Russia

    I. Buchbinder

  2. Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, JINR, 141980, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia

    I. Buchbinder, E. Ivanov & N. Zaigraev

  3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Moscow region, Russia

    E. Ivanov & N. Zaigraev

  4. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634034, Tomsk, Russia

    I. Buchbinder

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Buchbinder, I., Ivanov, E. & Zaigraev, N. Unconstrained \(\mathcal{N} = 2\) Higher-Spin Gauge Superfields and Their Hypermultiplet Couplings. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 20, 300–305 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477123030172

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