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Variant supercurrent multiplets

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In \( \mathcal{N} = 1 \) rigid supersymmetric theories, there exist three standard realizations of the supercurrent multiplet corresponding to the (i) old minimal, (ii) new minimal and (iii) non-minimal off-shell formulations for \( \mathcal{N} = 1 \) supergravity. Recently, Komargodski and Seiberg in arXiv:1002.2228 put forward a new supercurrent and proved its consistency, although in the past it was believed not to exist. In this paper, three new variant supercurrent multiplets are proposed. Implications for supergravity-matter systems are discussed.

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Kuzenko, S.M. Variant supercurrent multiplets. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 22 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2010)022

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