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We present a closed-form expression for the supersymmetric non-Abelian Chern-Simons action in conventional five-dimensional \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 superspace. Our construction makes use of the superform formalism to generate supersymmetric invariants. Similar ideas are applied to construct supersymmetric actions for off-shell supermultiplets with an intrinsic central charge. In particular, the large tensor supermultiplet is described in superspace for the first time.
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Kuzenko, S.M., Novak, J. On supersymmetric Chern-Simons-type theories in five dimensions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 96 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2014)096
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