Constant Fayet–Iliopoulos terms in conventional N=1 supergravity

ID: constant-fayet-iliopoulos-terms-in-conventional-n-1-supergravity

In the conventional two-derivative supergravity action described by a Kähler potential, superpotential and gauge kinetic function, a constant Fayet–Iliopoulos term cannot be added independently of the gauging. It makes the Abelian gauging an R-symmetry gauging, and the superpotential must have the corresponding gauge transformation. Thus the rigid Abelian constant is subject to extra local consistency conditions. This statement concerns the conventional matter-coupled action, not distinct nonstandard FI constructions.

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