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We derive the torsion constraints for superspace versions of supergravity theories by means of the theory ofG-structures. We also discuss superconformal geometry and superKähler geometry.
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Communicated by S.-T. Yau
Permanent address as of September 1, 1990: Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Lott, J. Torsion constraints in supergeometry. Commun.Math. Phys. 133, 563–615 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097010
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