Osp(1|8)-Gravity

Abstract

We analyze a new MacDowell-Mansouri $R^2$-type supergravity action based on the superalgebra Osp(1|8). This contribution summarizes the work of hep-th/9702052.

8 pages, latex, espcrc2.sty (included); contribution to the Proceedings of the 30th Ahrenshoop Symposium on the Theory of Elementary Particles, Buckow, Germany, Aug. 27-31, 1996

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