Quantization of Newton's constant in certain supergravity theories

Edward Witten; Jonathan Bagger

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(82)90644-X

Quantization of Newton's constant in certain supergravity theories

Edward Witten, Jonathan Bagger

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We show that the nonlinear sigma model can be coupled to supergravity only if Newton's constant is an integral multiple of 1/F_π².

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	202-206
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	115
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(82)90644-X
State	Published - Sep 2 1982

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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