Gauging the superconformal group with a graded dual operator

TL;DR

This paper introduces a graded dual operator within the superconformal algebra to construct gauge-invariant actions, enabling the inclusion of fermionic matter and reproducing Einstein-Hilbert gravity in a unified framework.

Contribution

It defines a novel graded dual operator for superconformal algebras, facilitating gauge-invariant models with fermionic matter and addressing technical challenges in superconformal theories.

Findings

Constructed a gauge-invariant action using the graded dual operator.

Reproduced Einstein-Hilbert gravity within the model.

Enabled inclusion of fermionic matter in a geometric manner.

Abstract

Based on the superconformal algebra we construct a dual operator that introduces a grading among bosonic generators independent of the boson/fermion grading of the superalgebra. This dual operator allows us to construct an action that is gauge invariant under the grading even bosonic generators. We provide a self-dual notion based on the dual operator. We use the definition of the dual operator to contruct a model with gauge invariance $SO(1,3)\times SU(N) \times U(1) \subset SU(2,2|N)$. The choice of a graded dual operator allows us to overcome technical difficulties of $U(N)$ unified theories based on the superconformal group. The gravity action reproduces the Einstein-Hilbert action in certain sector of the theory. The definition of the dual operator allows us to include fermionic matter in the gauge connection in a geometric manner. We give a summary with possible phenomenological parameters that are included in the model.