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hep-th2025

New superparticle models in AdS superspaces

Nowar E. Koning, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

Recently, new superparticle models have been proposed in the -extended four and five-dimensional anti-de Sitter (AdS) superspaces, AdS and AdS$^{5|8…

hep-th2025

On three-dimensional supersymmetry: maximally supersymmetric backgrounds and massive deformations

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis, Igor B. Samsonov +1

Using the superspace formulation for -extended conformal supergravity in three dimensions, we derive all maximally supersymmetric backgrounds in the ${\cal…

hep-th2025

nonlinear multiplet and supergravity

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We propose an nonlinear multiplet coupled to conformal supergravity and use it to formulate the equations of motion for Poincaré supergravity. T…

hep-th2024★ 8 cited

The anti-de Sitter supergeometry revisited

Nowar E. Koning, Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

In a supergravity framework, the -extended anti-de Sitter (AdS) superspace in four spacetime dimensions, , is a maximally symmetric background that…

hep-th2024

Towards superconformal higher-spin theory

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

Three years ago, we proposed free off-shell models for superconformal higher-spin multiplets in arbitrary conformally flat backgrounds, constructed conserved confo…

hep-th2024

Covariant quantisation of tensor multiplet models

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

The Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism is applied to quantise the supersymmetric generalisation of the Freedman-Townsend (FT) model, which was proposed by Lindström and Roče…

hep-th2024

Higher-derivative deformations of the ModMax theory

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We present higher-derivative deformations of the ModMax theory which preserve both duality symmetry and Weyl invariance. In particular, we single out a class of def…

hep-th2024★ 2 cited

Aspects of superconformal symmetry

Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

In this thesis we study classical aspects of superconformal field theory via symmetry principles. Specifically, by employing the powerful setup of conformal superspace, we obtain a…

hep-th2024

conformal superspace in four dimensions

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We develop a superspace formulation for conformal supergravity in four spacetime dimensions as a gauge theory of the superconformal group . Upon im…

hep-th2023★ 5 cited

Self-duality for -extended superconformal gauge multiplets

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We develop a general formalism of duality rotations for -extended superconformal gauge multiplets in conformally flat backgrounds as an extension of the approach given in a…

hep-th2023★ 9 cited

Embedding formalism for -extended AdS superspace in four dimensions

Nowar E. Koning, Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

The supertwistor and bi-supertwistor formulations for -extended anti-de Sitter (AdS) superspace in four dimensions, , were derived two year…

hep-th2023★ 1 cited

The superconformal gravitino multiplet

Daniel Hutchings, Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We propose a new gauge prepotential describing the four-dimensional superconformal gravitino multiplet. The former naturally arises via a superspace reductio…

hep-th2023★ 10 cited

On higher-spin supercurrent multiplets

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We elaborate on the structure of higher-spin supercurrent multiplets in four dimensions. It is shown that associated with every conformal supercurrent $J_{α(m) \dot…

hep-th2022★ 11 cited

Conformal supergeometries in two dimensions

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We propose a superspace formulation for conformal supergravity in two dimensions as a gauge theory of the superconformal group $\mathsf{OSp}_0 (p|2; {\mathbb R} ) \times \m…

hep-th2022★ 1 cited

Covariant superspace approaches to supergravity

S. M. Kuzenko, E. S. N. Raptakis, G. Tartaglino-Mazzucchelli

We provide a unified description of the three covariant superspace approaches to conformal supergravity in four dimensions: (i) conformal superspace; (ii) $\mathsf{U}(…

hep-th2022★ 1 cited

Superspace approaches to supergravity

S. M. Kuzenko, E. S. N. Raptakis, G. Tartaglino-Mazzucchelli

The superspace formalism for supergravity in four dimensions is a powerful geometric setting to engineer off-shell supergravity-matter theories, including higher-de…

hep-th2022★ 15 cited

Conformal interactions between matter and higher-spin (super)fields

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Michael Ponds, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

In even spacetime dimensions, the interacting bosonic conformal higher-spin (CHS) theory can be realised as an induced action. The main ingredient in this definition is the model $…

hep-th2021★ 37 cited

Duality-invariant (super)conformal higher-spin models

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We develop a general formalism of duality rotations for bosonic conformal spin- gauge fields, with , in a conformally flat four-dimensional spacetime. In the case…

hep-th2021★ 26 cited

Extended superconformal higher-spin gauge theories in four dimensions

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

Using the off-shell formulation for conformal supergravity in four dimensions, we describe superconformal higher-spin multiplets of conserved currents in a curved back…

hep-th2020★ 7 cited

Symmetries of supergravity backgrounds in six dimensions

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Ulf Lindström, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis +1

General supergravity-matter systems in six dimensions may be described using one of the two fully fledged superspace formulations for conformal supergravity: (i…

hep-th2020★ 9 cited

Generalised superconformal higher-spin multiplets

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Michael Ponds, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

We propose generalised superconformal higher-spin (SCHS) gauge multiplets of depth , , with . At the component level, for…

hep-th2020★ 15 cited

New locally (super)conformal gauge models in Bach-flat backgrounds

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Michael Ponds, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

For every conformal gauge field in four dimensions, with , a gauge-invariant action is known to exist in arbitrary conformally flat backgrounds. If…

hep-th2020★ 22 cited

Symmetries of supergravity backgrounds and supersymmetric field theory

Sergei M. Kuzenko, Emmanouil S. N. Raptakis

In four spacetime dimensions, all supergravity-matter systems can be formulated in the so-called superspace proposed by Howe in 1981. This paper is de…