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Hyperkähler manifolds and nonlinear supermultiplets

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We present a new construction of hyperkähler metrics that derives from the 3-dimensionalN=4 nonlinear supermultiplet. Further, we give a detailed description of the nonlinear multiplet inN=2 and 4 superspace.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Stockholm, Vanadisvägen 9, S-11346, Stockholm, Sweden

    A. Karlhede

  2. Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York, 11794, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    U. Lindström & M. Roček

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  1. A. Karlhede
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Communicated by L. Alvarez-Gaumé

Supported by the Swedish Natural Science Research Council

On leave of absence from ITP, University of Stockholm

Supported in part by NSF Grant No. PHY 85-07627

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Karlhede, A., Lindström, U. & Roček, M. Hyperkähler manifolds and nonlinear supermultiplets. Commun.Math. Phys. 108, 529–534 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01214417

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