In this paper the usual $Z_2$ graded Lie algebra is generalized to a new form, which may be called $Z_{2,2}$ graded Lie algebra. It is shown that there exists close connections between the $Z_{2,2}$ graded Lie algebra and parastatistics, so the $Z_{2,2}$ can be used to study and analyse various symmetries and supersymmetries of the paraparticle systems.
Irreducible representations (irreps) of $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$-graded supersymmetry algebra of ${\cal N}=2$ are obtained by the method of induced representation and they are used to derive $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$-graded supersymmetric classical actions. The irreps are four dimensional for $ λ= 0$ where $ λ$ is an eigenvalue of the Casimir element, and eight dimensional for $λ\neq 0.$ The eight dimensional irreps reduce to four dimensional ones only when $λ$ and an eigenvalue of Hamiltonian satisfy a particular relation. The reduced four dimensional irreps are used to define $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$-graded supersym…
We propose a natural $\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2$-graded generalisation of $d=2$, $\mathcal{N}=(1,1)$ supersymmetry and construct a $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$-space realisation thereof. Due to the grading, the supercharges close with respect to, in the classical language, a commutator rather than an anticommutator. This is then used to build classical (linear and non-linear) sigma models that exhibit this novel supersymmetry via mimicking standard superspace methods. The fields in our models are bosons, right-handed and left-handed Majorana-Weyl spinors, and exotic bosons. The bosons commute with …
We extend the notion of super-Minkowski space-time to include $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$-graded (Majorana) spinor coordinates. Our choice of the grading leads to spinor coordinates that are nilpotent but commute amongst themselves. The mathematical framework we employ is the recently developed category of $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$-manifolds understood as locally ringed spaces. The formalism we present resembles $\mathcal{N}$-extended superspace (in the presence of central charges), but with some subtle differences due to the exotic nature of the grading employed.
We consider Lie superalgebras under constraints of Hamiltonian reduction, yielding finite $W$-superalgebras which provide candidates for quadratic spacetime superalgebras. These have an undeformed bosonic symmetry algebra (even generators) graded by a fermionic sector (supersymmetry generators) with anticommutator brackets which are quadratic in the even generators. We analyze the reduction of several Lie superalgebras of type $gl(M|N)$ or $osp(M|2N)$ at the classical (Poisson bracket) level, and also establish their quantum (Lie bracket) equivalents. Purely bosonic extensions are also conside…
We realize the simple Lie superalgebra G(3) as supersymmetry of various geometric structures, most importantly super-versions of the Hilbert-Cartan equation (SHC) and Cartan's involutive PDE system that exhibit G(2) symmetry. We provide the symmetries explicitly and compute, via the first Spencer cohomology groups, the Tanaka-Weisfeiler prolongation of the negatively graded Lie superalgebras associated with two particular choices of parabolics. We discuss non-holonomic superdistributions with growth vector (2|4,1|2,2|0) deforming the flat model SHC, and prove that the second Spencer cohomology…
