Soliton - Supermultiplets and {Kaluza-Klein} Theory

Jun, 1984
18 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 248 (1984) 629-646
  • Published: 1984
Report number:
  • Print-84-0512 (PRINCETON)

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
We show that the monopoles of five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory, considered as solutions of the N = 8 supergravity theory in five dimensions, fit into the same supermultiplets as the original fields in that theory. We show that there is an electric-magnetic duality between these magnetic monopoles and the electrically charged antigravitating objects anticipated by Scherk. We formulate a Bogomolny inequality for N = 8 supergravity, and we speculate on the wider significance of these monopoles.
  • Kaluza-Klein model
  • FIELD THEORY: FIVE-DIMENSIONAL
  • FIELD EQUATIONS: SOLITON
  • SUPERGRAVITY
  • DUALITY
  • SUPERSYMMETRY: CENTRAL CHARGE
  • POSTULATED PARTICLE: MAGNETIC MONOPOLE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY