Abstract
Supergravity is a supersymmetric theory of gravity based on the principles of general relativity. In this subsection we set up our notation and review some elementary material on general relativity with particular emphasis on those aspects that are relevant for the formulation of supergravity theories.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
Notes
- 1.
The torsion tensor, T, maps two vector fields, V , W, to another vector field defined by T(V, W) = ∇V W −∇W V − [V, W], implying \(T_{\mu \nu }{ }^{\rho }= \varGamma _{\mu \nu }^{\rho }-\varGamma _{\nu \mu }^{\rho } \).
- 2.
The difference between the “old” Planck mass value \(M_P^{old} = 1.22 \cdot 10^{19} GeV\) and the reduced Planck mass (3.9) used in supergravity computations should be kept in mind when quantitative predictions are required.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2021 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Dall’Agata, G., Zagermann, M. (2021). Gravity and Spinors. In: Supergravity. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 991. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63980-1_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63980-1_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-63978-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-63980-1
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)