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\( \mathcal{N} = {1} \) supersymmetric double field theory

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We construct the \( \mathcal{N} = {1} \) supersymmetric extension of double field theory for D = 10, including the coupling to an arbitrary number n of abelian vector multiplets. This theory features a local O(1, 9 + n) × O(1, 9) tangent space symmetry under which the fermions transform. It is shown that the supersymmetry transformations close into the generalized diffeomorphisms of double field theory.

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    Olaf Hohm

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Hohm, O., Kwak, S.K. \( \mathcal{N} = {1} \) supersymmetric double field theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 80 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2012)080

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