Division Algebras and Supersymmetry

Division Algebras and Supersymmetry I

Supersymmetry is deeply related to division algebras. For example, nonabelian Yang–Mills fields minimally coupled to massless spinors are supersymmetric if and only if the dimension of spacetime is 3, 4, 6 or 10. The same is true for the Green–Schwarz superstring. In both cases, supersymmetry relies on the vanishing of a certain trilinear expression involving a spinor field. The reason for this...

TfHE OCTONIONS

The octonions are the largest of the four normed division algebras. While somewhat neglected due to their nonassociativity, they stand at the crossroads of many interesting fields of mathematics. Here we describe them and their relation to Clifford algebras and spinors, Bott periodicity, projective and Lorentzian geometry, Jordan algebras, and the exceptional Lie groups. We also touch upon thei...

On normalizers of maximal subfields of division algebras

‎Here‎, ‎we investigate a conjecture posed by Amiri and Ariannejad claiming‎ ‎that if every maximal subfield of a division ring $D$ has trivial normalizer‎, ‎then $D$ is commutative‎. ‎Using Amitsur classification of‎ ‎finite subgroups of division rings‎, ‎it is essentially shown that if‎ ‎$D$ is finite dimensional over its center then it contains a maximal‎ ‎subfield with non-trivial normalize...

Triangulaizability of Algebras Over Division Rings

Dual Supersymmetry Algebras from Partial Supersymmetry Breaking

The partial breaking of supersymmetry in flat space can be accomplished using any one of three dual representations for the massive N = 1 spin-3/2 multiplet. Each of the representations can be “unHiggsed”, which gives rise to a set of dual N = 2 supergravities and supersymmetry algebras.