000			01439 a2200145 4500
020			_a9781009445597
082			_a530.1423 _bN189i
100			_aNastase, Horatiu
245			_aIntroduction to supergravity and its applications _cHoratiu Nastase
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2024 _aCambridge
300			_axvi, 426p
520			_aThis graduate textbook covers the basic formalism of supergravity, as well as its modern applications, suitable for a focused first course. Assuming a working knowledge of quantum field theory, Part I gives the basic formalism, including on- and off-shell supergravity, the covariant formulation, superspace and coset formulations, coupling to matter, higher dimensions and extended supersymmetry. A wide range of modern applications are introduced in Part II, including string theoretical (T- and U-duality, AdS/CFT, susy and sugra on the worldsheet, superembeddings), gravitational (p-brane solutions and their susy, attractor mechanism, Witten's positive energy theorem) and phenomenological (inflation in supergravity, supergravity no-go theorems, string theory constructions at low energies, minimal supergravity and its susy-breaking). The broader emphasis on applications than competing texts gives Ph.D. students the tools they need to do research that uses supergravity and benefits researchers already working in areas related to supergravity.
650			_aSupergravity
942			_cBK
999			_c567657 _d567657