Solution
ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2024/iii/paper-307/1/a/solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 307 1 a Solution by
Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The Coleman–Mandula theorem says that, under its assumptions on a nontrivial analytic relativistic S-matrix and the particle spectrum, every continuous bosonic symmetry algebra is a direct sum of the Poincare algebra and an internal symmetry algebra. Supersymmetry becomes possible by weakening the assumption that the symmetry algebra is an ordinary Lie algebra: a Z2-graded Lie superalgebra admits odd generators whose bracket is an anticommutator. The Haag–Łopuszański–Sohnius theorem then classifies the allowed extension and leads to the Super-Poincaré algebra.
New to topics? Read the docs here!