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Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 2443–2446 (1989)

Topological extensions of the supersymmetry algebra for extended objects

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J. A. de Azcárraga, J. P. Gauntlett, J. M. Izquierdo, and P. K. Townsend
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9EW, United Kingdom

Received 19 September 1989; published in the issue dated 27 November 1989

We show that the supersymmetry algebra for supersymmetric extended objects can contain, depending on the topology of space, topological charges, the origin of which is the Wess-Zumino term in the effective action. We exhibit the consequences of these charges for the phenomenon of partial breaking of supersymmetry.

© 1989 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.2443
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.2443
PACS:
11.17.+y, 02.40.+m, 11.30.Pb