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We study six-dimensional \( \mathcal{N} \) = (1, 0) supergravity theories with abelian, as well as non-abelian, gauge group factors. We show that for theories with fewer than nine tensor multiplets, the number of possible combinations of gauge groups — including abelian factors — and non-abelian matter representations is finite. We also identify infinite families of theories with distinct U(1) charges that cannot be ruled out using known quantum consistency conditions, though only a finite subset of these can arise from known string constructions.
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Park, D.S., Taylor, W. Constraints on 6D supergravity theories with abelian gauge symmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 141 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2012)141
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