Quantizing N=2 matter-supergravity systems

TL;DR

This paper investigates the quantization of N=2 matter-supergravity systems, focusing on one-loop divergences, using N=1 superfields and superspace methods in the abelian case.

Contribution

It introduces a method for quantizing N=2 supergravity coupled to matter using N=1 superfields, highlighting the analysis of divergences at one-loop level.

Findings

Identification of divergence structures in N=2 supergravity-matter systems

Application of superspace techniques to simplify quantization

Insights into the behavior of divergences in abelian models

Abstract

We consider $N=2$ supergravity coupled to $N=2$ Yang--Mills matter and discuss the nature of one--loop divergences. Using $N=1$ superfields and superspace methods, we describe the quantization of the system in the abelian case.