The linear spectrum of OSp(32|1) Chern-Simons supergravity in eleven dimensions

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the linear spectrum of eleven-dimensional OSp(32|1) Chern-Simons supergravity, revealing dual 3-form and 6-form fields and standard equations for graviton and Rarita-Schwinger fields, connecting to known supergravity theories.

Contribution

It demonstrates that the linearized spectrum includes dual 3-form and 6-form fields, linking Chern-Simons supergravity to eleven-dimensional supergravity.

Findings

Spectrum contains dual 3-form and 6-form fields.

Linearized equations match standard supergravity equations.

Includes a term affecting the cosmological constant.

Abstract

We study linearized perturbations of eleven-dimensional $OSp(32|1)$ Chern-Simons supergravity. The action contains a term that changes the value of the cosmological constant, as considered by Horava. It is shown that the spectrum contains a 3-form and a 6-form whose field strengths are dual to each other, thus providing a link with the eleven-dimensional supergravity of Cremmer, Julia and Scherk. The linearized equations for the graviton and Rarita-Schwinger field are shown to be the standard ones as well.