arXiv · hep-th/9703160
E_{10} Symmetry in One-dimensional Supergravity
Abstract
We consider dimensional reduction of the eleven-dimensional supergravity to less than four dimensions. The three-dimensional $E_{8(+8)}/SO(16)$ nonlinear sigma model is derived by direct dimensional reduction from eleven dimensions. In two dimensions we explicitly check that the Matzner-Misner-type $SL(2,R)$ symmetry, together with the $E_8$, satisfies the generating relations of $E_9$ under the generalized Geroch compatibility (hypersurface-orthogonality) condition. We further show that an extra $SL(2,R)$ symmetry, which is newly present upon reduction to one dimension, extends the symmetry algebra to a real form of $E_{10}$. The new $SL(2,R)$ acts on certain plane wave solutions propagating at the speed of light. To show that this $SL(2,R)$ cannot be expressed in terms of the old $E_9$ but truly enlarges the symmetry, we compactify the final two dimensions on a two-torus and confirm that it changes the conformal structure of this two-torus.
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Shun'ya Mizoguchi. 1998-01-08. E_{10} Symmetry in One-dimensional Supergravity. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0550-3213(98)00322-8
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