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On the supersymmetric extension of asymptotic symmetries in three spacetime dimensions

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Pith's one-line read The paper claims that S-expanding the super-Virasoro algebra with the semigroups S(4)_E and S(4)_M yields new infinite-dimensional Lie superalgebras: the supersymmetric extensions of the deformed BMS3 algebra and the enlarged BMS3 algebra.

desk verdict A mostly sound S-expansion construction of new 3D super-BMS3-type algebras, with a resonance-decomposition typo and unverified Jacobi identities that are fixable rather than fatal. read the letter →

arxiv 1908.09150 v2 pith:7FDDIB4H submitted 2019-08-24 hep-th math-phmath.MP

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keywords semigroupexpansionsuper-VirasoroalgebraBMS3MaxwellsuperalgebraAdS-LorentzasymptoticsymmetriesChern-SimonssupergravityR-symmetry
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The reading

The paper's goal is to fill two known gaps in the list of three-dimensional asymptotic supersymmetries. By applying the semigroup-expansion method to the super-Virasoro algebra, the authors construct new infinite-dimensional Lie superalgebras that are the supersymmetric extensions of the deformed BMS3 algebra, which is the asymptotic symmetry of Maxwell Chern-Simons gravity, and of the enlarged BMS3 algebra, which is the asymptotic symmetry of so(2,2)⊕so(2,1) gravity. The new structures are infinite-dimensional lifts of the Maxwell and AdS-Lorentz superalgebras, and a flat limit ℓ→∞ connects the two families. Extending to N=2 and N=4 forces the inclusion of R-symmetry generators, appearing as û(1) or sû(2) current algebras. A sympathetic reader should care because these are the natural candidate asymptotic symmetries for the corresponding three-dimensional supergravity theories, where none were previously known.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing mechanism is the abelian semigroup expansion of a Lie superalgebra, together with resonance and 0S-reduction. The method multiplies each super-Virasoro generator by a semigroup element λ_α and uses the semigroup multiplication law to assemble new structure constants; a resonant decomposition respects the ℤ₂ grading of super-Virasoro into bosonic and fermionic subspaces, and 0S-reduction deletes the zero element. The semigroups S(4)_E = {λ0,...,λ5} (with zero element λ5) for the Maxwell/deformed side and S(4)_M = {λ0,...,λ4} (no zero element) for the AdS-Lorentz/enlarged side carry the construction: they are the same semigroups that produce the Maxwell and AdS-Lorentz superalgebras from the super-Lorentz algebra, so expanding super-Virasoro with them yields the infinite-dimensional lifts.

What would settle it

Directly compute the graded Jacobi identities for the algebras (4.5) and (4.27), especially mixed triples such as (P, G, G) and (J, G, H); since the paper does not show this check, any non-closure would show that the expanded brackets are not a Lie superalgebra. The finite Maxwell and AdS-Lorentz subalgebras are known to satisfy Jacobi, so the decisive test is in the extra infinite-dimensional directions.

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Core claim

The central discovery is that the S-expansion of the super-Virasoro algebra with the semigroup S(4)_E (multiplication table 4.1) produces, after resonant subalgebra extraction and 0S-reduction, the minimal deformed super-BMS3 algebra of equation (4.5), while the same procedure with the zero-free semigroup S(4)_M (table 4.23) gives the minimal enlarged super-BMS3 algebra of equation (4.27). These are the first supersymmetric extensions of the deformed and enlarged BMS3 algebras, and each contains as a finite subalgebra the corresponding known finite superalgebra, Maxwell or AdS-Lorentz, so the new structures are their infinite-dimensional lifts. Applied to the N=2 and N=4 super-Virasoro algebras, the same semigroups yield N-extended versions that require R-symmetry generators, and the enlarged family reduces to the deformed family in the flat limit ℓ→∞.

Load-bearing premise

The construction assumes that the semigroup-expansion theorem guarantees the super-Jacobi identities for the particular semigroups and resonant decompositions used here; the paper writes the new brackets without displaying an explicit super-Jacobi verification.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Equation (4.5) is the natural candidate for the asymptotic symmetry algebra of three-dimensional Maxwell Chern-Simons supergravity, and (4.27) for the so(2,2)⊕so(2,1) supergravity theory.
  • The enlarged super-BMS3 algebra reduces to the deformed one in the flat limit ℓ→∞, mirroring the known flat limit between AdS-Lorentz and Maxwell superalgebras and extending it to the whole infinite-dimensional structure.
  • In a suitable basis the minimal enlarged algebra splits into three Virasoro copies, two of which are supersymmetric; the N-extended versions similarly split into superconformal plus Virasoro factors with û(1) or sû(2) currents.
  • The N=2 and N=4 extensions show that R-symmetry generators are unavoidable in these asymptotic superalgebras; in the N=4 flat limit one of the sû(2) currents degenerates into a central charge.
  • The same S-expansion method also reproduces the known super-BMS3 and superconformal algebras from smaller semigroups, placing all these asymptotic supersymmetries in one common derivation scheme.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the authors' conjecture is right, a direct charge-algebra computation with null-boundary conditions on the Maxwell and so(2,2)⊕so(2,1) supergravity actions of [53,73] should reproduce (4.5) and (4.27); that computation is the natural next test.
  • The same semigroup ladder suggests that every member of the B_k family of Maxwell-like algebras has an infinite-dimensional lift obtainable by expanding super-Virasoro with larger S^{(k)}_E semigroups, even though only k=4 is treated here.
  • The 'non-standard' contraction (4.55) implies a family of one-spinor asymptotic superalgebras whose finite part is the non-standard Maxwell superalgebra; these could support exotic supergravity actions but, by the paper's own criterion, would not admit a well-defined invariant action without a second spinor charge.
  • The split into superconformal ⊕ Virasoro factors points toward a supersymmetric Galilean conformal algebra obtained by contraction, a connection the authors flag as work in progress.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper applies the Abelian semigroup expansion (S-expansion) to the N=1, N=2, and N=4 super-Virasoro algebras and obtains both known and new infinite-dimensional Lie superalgebras. The known examples are the super-BMS3, superconformal, and (1,1) superconformal algebras. The new examples are called the deformed and enlarged super-BMS3 algebras; they are presented as infinite-dimensional lifts of the Maxwell and AdS-Lorentz superalgebras, respectively, and are related by a flat limit ℓ→∞. The N=2 and N=4 versions require additional R-symmetry current generators. The paper is primarily an explicit calculation of brackets using the S-expansion framework of [49] and the authors' earlier bosonic constructions [50,51].

Significance. If the construction is valid, the paper provides concrete candidate asymptotic symmetry superalgebras for Maxwell and AdS-Lorentz Chern-Simons supergravities, and it unifies several previously known infinite-dimensional superalgebras within one S-expansion scheme. The paper is commendably explicit: the semigroup tables, generator identifications, and all (anti-)commutation relations are written out, and the finite-subalgebra identifications are clear. The physical interpretation is properly presented as a conjecture, since no boundary-condition analysis is carried out. The principal weaknesses are local but load-bearing: the resonance decomposition in Eq. (4.24) is inconsistent as written, the symbol Z_m is used for two different generators in the N=2 deformed algebra, and the paper does not explicitly state why the general S-expansion theorem covers the resonant, 0S-reduced, and R-symmetry-extended brackets used here. These issues are correctable and do not appear to invalidate the overall approach.

major comments (3)
  1. [§4.2.1, Eq. (4.24)] The subset decomposition S0={λ0,λ2,λ3}, S1={λ1,λ3} is not a partition: λ3 appears in both sets and λ4 is omitted. More seriously, it fails the resonance condition S0·S0⊂S0: from the multiplication table (4.23), λ2·λ3=λ1, which lies in S1. The brackets (4.27)-(4.28) are therefore not the output of the resonant subalgebra built from the decomposition stated in (4.24). The consistent choice is S0={λ0,λ2,λ4}, S1={λ1,λ3}, which is exactly the decomposition used implicitly for the minimal enlarged algebra and explicitly for the N=2 case in Eq. (4.33). Please correct Eq. (4.24) and re-derive the minimal enlarged algebra from the corrected decomposition; as written, the central construction of §4.2.1 is not well defined.
  2. [§4.1.2, Eq. (4.11)] The symbol Z_m is assigned to two different generators in Eq. (4.11): one comes from the bosonic sector, ℓ²Z_m=λ4ℓ_m, and another comes from the R-symmetry sector, ℓ²Z_m=λ4R_m. This makes the subsequent brackets (4.12)-(4.14) ambiguous; for instance, [P_m,P_n]=(m−n)Z_{m+n}+⋯ and [P_m,B_n]=−nZ_{m+n} cannot both refer to the same Z_{m+n}. The R-symmetry generator should be renamed, e.g. as Z̃_m or 𝒵_m, and all N=2 deformed brackets should be written with unambiguous notation. The analogous N=4 notation (Z_m vs Z^a_m) is distinguishable, but the N=2 case is not.
  3. [§2, §4.1.1, §4.2.1] The paper does not explicitly verify the super-Jacobi identities for any of the new algebras. The only internal check mentioned is the (P,G,G) identity in §4.1.1. The S-expansion theorem of [49] presumably guarantees that the expanded algebra is a Lie superalgebra, but the paper should state explicitly that (i) the resonant subalgebra (2.6) is a subalgebra under the resonance condition (2.5), (ii) the 0S-reduction is a quotient by an ideal, and (iii) the same theorem applies to the N=2 and N=4 R-symmetry brackets, which involve products of the expanded R_m generators with the expanded supercharges. Without such a statement, the status of Eqs. (4.5), (4.27)-(4.28), and (4.40)-(4.43) as Lie superalgebras rests on an unstated hypothesis. A short proof or a precise citation to the relevant theorem in [49] would close this gap.
minor comments (3)
  1. [§4.1.2, §4.1.3] There are typographical extra commas in the generator definitions, e.g. after ℓ²Z_m=λ4R_m in Eq. (4.11) and after ℓ²Z^a_m=λ4R^a_m in Eq. (4.19).
  2. [§4.2.2, Eq. (4.37) and §4.2.3, Eq. (4.46)] The definitions of Q̄_r and Q̄^{i,±}_r contain a power of ℓ that appears inconsistent with the corresponding definitions in Eq. (4.30): the second term should presumably be ℓ^{3/2}H_r rather than ℓH_r.
  3. [Appendix B, Eq. (B.6)] A stray factor 'i' appears before the commutators in Eq. (B.6); the brackets are real Lie algebra brackets and this factor should be removed.

Circularity Check

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No circularity: explicit semigroup expansions generate the new brackets; self-citations are contextual and the asymptotic claim is conjectural.

full rationale

The central constructions are explicit S-expansions, not inversions of the desired results. The paper starts from the super-Virasoro brackets (2.7), fixes Abelian semigroups with multiplication tables (4.1) and (4.23), defines the expanded generators via (4.4)/(4.11)/(4.19) and (4.26)/(4.34), and then computes the (anti-)commutators by substituting the semigroup products into (2.1)-(2.3). The resulting algebras in (4.5), (4.12)-(4.14) and (4.27)-(4.28) are not assumed to match the target bosonic algebras; they are direct outputs of the stated data. There is no fitted parameter and no statistically forced prediction. The citations to the authors' own earlier work [50,51] motivate the choice of semigroup and identify the bosonic limits, but the fermionic brackets are new explicit computations, not imported conclusions, so the self-citations are not load-bearing. The asymptotic-symmetry interpretation is explicitly conjectural ('We conjecture that the new infinite-dimensional superalgebras obtained here would correspond to the asymptotic symmetries...' in Section 4.1 and again in Section 5), so it is not presented as a derived prediction that could reduce to its inputs. Separately, for correctness rather than circularity: eq. (4.24) gives a resonance decomposition S0={lambda0,lambda2,lambda3}, S1={lambda1,lambda3} that is not a partition of S(4)_M and fails the resonance condition S0*S0 in S0; the brackets use S0={lambda0,lambda2,lambda4} as in eq. (4.33), so the printed decomposition appears to be a typo. Also, full super-Jacobi identities for the new N=1,2,4 algebras are not demonstrated; only the (P,G,G) identity is mentioned in Section 4.1.1. These gaps affect mathematical verification and confidence, but not the circularity score.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 4 assumptions · 2 invented entities

The new algebras are generated by a fixed algebraic procedure from the super-Virasoro algebra; there are no fitted numerical parameters. The axioms are the standard S-expansion theorem, the choice of super-Virasoro as starting algebra, the tailored semigroup tables, and the flat-limit identification. The invented entities are the new generators (the second spinor charge H_r and the R-symmetry currents) that appear in the expanded algebras; they have no independent experimental handle in this paper.

assumptions (4)
  • standard math S-expansion of a Lie (super)algebra by an Abelian semigroup S, followed by resonant subalgebra extraction and 0S-reduction, yields a Lie (super)algebra (Jacobi identity preserved).
    Invoked throughout Sections 3 and 4; the paper does not re-derive this theorem but relies on [49]. The commutation relations of the new algebras are obtained by this procedure.
  • domain assumption The super-Virasoro algebra (2.7), and its N=2 and N=4 extensions (4.8) and (4.17), are the correct starting algebras whose S-expansion produces asymptotic superalgebras.
    The paper assumes these are the appropriate 'original' superalgebras, following [51] for N=1 and extending to N=2,4.
  • ad hoc to paper The specific semigroups S(4)_E (4.1) and S(4)_M (4.23), with their subset decompositions, are resonant with the Z2 grading of the super-Virasoro algebra, so the relevant commutation relations survive the 0S-reduction.
    The semigroup tables and decompositions are chosen to reproduce the Maxwell and AdS-Lorentz superalgebras at finite level; their correctness is verified by direct multiplication but the choice is tailored to the desired output.
  • domain assumption The flat limit ℓ→∞ maps the enlarged super-BMS3 algebra to the deformed super-BMS3 algebra, and this limit is compatible with the infinite-dimensional lift.
    Used in Sections 4.2 and 4.2.3; the limit is taken on the explicit brackets, but no independent justification beyond the finite-level analogue is provided.
invented entities (2)
  • H_r (additional spinor charge in N=1 deformed/enlarged super-BMS3)
    purpose: Closes the Jacobi identity for the (P,G,G) and related brackets, and provides the fermionic partner of the Z_m generator.
    Introduced ad hoc in eq. (4.4) and (4.26) to ensure a consistent supersymmetric extension; it is not observed independently and no supergravity action with boundary conditions is constructed.
  • R-symmetry generators T_m, B_m, Z_m (N=2) and T^a_m, B^a_m, Z^a_m (N=4)
    purpose: Provide the R-symmetry structure required by the N=2 and N=4 super-Virasoro algebras and appear in the expanded algebras as u(1) or su(2) current algebras.
    They are derived by S-expanding the R-symmetry generator of the N=2/4 super-Virasoro algebra, so they are not arbitrary, but they have no independent experimental or action-level confirmation in this paper.

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abstract

In this work we obtain known and new supersymmetric extensions of diverse asymptotic symmetries defined in three spacetime dimensions by considering the semigroup expansion method. The super-$BMS_3$, the superconformal algebra and new infinite-dimensional superalgebras are obtained by expanding the super-Virasoro algebra. The new superalgebras obtained are supersymmetric extensions of the asymptotic algebras of the Maxwell and the $\mathfrak{so}(2,2)\oplus\mathfrak{so}(2,1)$ gravity theories. We extend our results to the $\mathcal{N}=2$ and $\mathcal{N}=4$ cases and find that R-symmetry generators are required. We also show that the new infinite-dimensional structures are related through a flat limit $\ell \rightarrow \infty$.

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