1/4 PBGS and Superparticle Actions

Abstract

We construct the worldline superfield massive superparticle actions which preserve 1/4 portion of the underlying higher-dimensional supersymmetry. We consider the cases of N=4/N=1 and N=8/N=2 partial breaking. In the first case we present the corresponding Green-Schwarz type target superspace action with one kappa supersymmetry. In the second case we find out two possibilities, one of which is a direct generalization of the N=4/N=1 case, while another is essentially different.

15 pages, LaTeX, Talk given by S.K. at the XIV-th Max Born Symposium, Karpacz, Poland, September 21-25, 1999