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We extend the previously constructed linear system forN=16 supergravity in two dimensions by including the unphysical gravitino degrees of freedom. This theory has a residualN=16 “superconformal” invariance that can be bosonized to localE 9 transformations. The modifications to the linear system described here suggest a further extension to an infinite hierarchy of fields and associated gauge transformations related toE 9.
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Communicated by L. Alvarez-Gaumé
On leave of absence from: Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139, USA
Work supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant #85-07109
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Nicolai, H., Warner, N.P. The structure ofN=16 supergravity in two dimensions. Commun. Math. Phys. 125, 369–384 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218408
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218408