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We discuss Poincaré supergravities in higher dimensions. We first explain the general structure of these theories. Then, we discuss \({\fancyscript{N}}=1\) supergravity in eleven dimensions and \({\fancyscript{N}}=(1,1), (2,0), (1,0)\) supergravities in ten dimensions in details. These supergravities are low energy effective theories of M theory and superstring theory. We discuss their Lagrangians (or field equations) and local as well as global symmetries.
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Tanii, Y. (2014). Poincaré Supergravities in Higher Dimensions. In: Introduction to Supergravity. SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Physics, vol 1. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54828-7_5
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