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We review the central charge and the superstring approach to quantum gravity. A complete classical theory of the former is described for maximal super Yang-Mills and supergravity, and problems in its quantisation. The construction of higher loop superstring amplitudes is sketched, as are their divergence properties.
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Taylor, J.G. (1986). On two Supersymmetric Approaches to Quantum Gravity: Clifford Algebra Degeneracy v Extended Objects. In: Chisholm, J.S.R., Common, A.K. (eds) Clifford Algebras and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics. NATO ASI Series, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4728-3_26
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