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f (R) Theories of supergravities and pseudo-supergravities

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We present f (R) theories of ten-dimensional supergravities, up to and including the quadratic order in fermion fields in action. They are obtained by performing the conformal scaling on the usual supergravities to the f (R) frame in which the dilaton becomes an auxiliary field and can be integrated out. The f (R) frame coincides with that of M-theory, D2-branes or NS-NS 5-branes. We study various BPS p-brane solutions and their near-horizon AdS × sphere geometries in the context of the f (R) theories. We find that new solutions emerge with global structures that do not exist in the corresponding solutions of the original supergravity description. In lower dimensions, We construct the f (R) theory of \(\mathcal{N} = 2\), D = 5 gauged supergravity with a vector multiplet, and that for the four-dimensional U(1)4 gauged theory with three vector fields set equal. We find that some previously-known BPS singular “superstars” become wormholes in the f (R) theories. We also construct a large class of f (R) (gauged) pseudo-supergravities. In addition we show that the breathing mode in the Kaluza-Klein reduction of Gauss-Bonnet gravity on S 1 is an auxiliary field and can be integrated out.

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  1. Zheijiang Institute of Modern Physics, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Haishan Liu

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    H. Lü

  3. Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Nanhai Ave 3688, Shenzhen, 518060, China

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Liu, H., Lü, H. & Wang, ZL. f (R) Theories of supergravities and pseudo-supergravities. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 72 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2012)072

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