Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part IThe Beginnings
- 1History, and the Simplest Proof and the Simplest Model of Supergravity
- 21976 Was a Very Good Year! Reminiscences
- 3The Way We Were
- 4N = 8 Supergravity, and Beyond
- 5An Exceptional Story: Symmetries and Dualities between Maximal Supergravity and General Relativity
- 6Matter Couplings in Supergravity: The First 10 Years
- 7Twisted Compactifications
- 8Group Geometric Construction of Supergravity Theories, and Their L∞ Algebraic Structure
- 9Superspace Supergravity
- 10A Personal Reminiscence: Entering the Locally Supersymmetric Domain of Mathicality and How to Thrive Beyond Superspace
- 11A Brief History of Supermembranes
- 12From Symmetry to Supersymmetry to Supergravity
- Part IIStructure and Properties of Sugra
- Part IIIHolography
- Part IVBlack Holes
- Index
- References
3 - The Way We Were
from Part I - The Beginnings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 May 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part IThe Beginnings
- 1History, and the Simplest Proof and the Simplest Model of Supergravity
- 21976 Was a Very Good Year! Reminiscences
- 3The Way We Were
- 4N = 8 Supergravity, and Beyond
- 5An Exceptional Story: Symmetries and Dualities between Maximal Supergravity and General Relativity
- 6Matter Couplings in Supergravity: The First 10 Years
- 7Twisted Compactifications
- 8Group Geometric Construction of Supergravity Theories, and Their L∞ Algebraic Structure
- 9Superspace Supergravity
- 10A Personal Reminiscence: Entering the Locally Supersymmetric Domain of Mathicality and How to Thrive Beyond Superspace
- 11A Brief History of Supermembranes
- 12From Symmetry to Supersymmetry to Supergravity
- Part IIStructure and Properties of Sugra
- Part IIIHolography
- Part IVBlack Holes
- Index
- References
Summary
Based on a talk delivered on the occasion of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, this brief account reflects my personal path—from the earliest days of supersymmetry to the discovery of Supergravity and the subsequent developments that have helped shape an exciting frontier of modern theoretical physics.
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- Half a Century of SupergravityBridging between Einstein and the Quantum, pp. 16 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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