We show that self-dual gravity in Euclidean four-dimensional anti-de Sitter space (AdS_{4}) can be described by a scalar field with a cubic interaction written in terms of a deformed Poisson bracket, providing a remarkably simple generalization of the Plebanski action for self-dual gravity in flat space. This implies a novel symmetry algebra in self-dual gravity, notably an AdS_{4} version of the so-called kinematic algebra. We also obtain the three-point interaction vertex of self-dual gravity in AdS_{4} from that of self-dual Yang-Mills by replacing the structure constants of the Lie group with the structure constants of the new kinematic algebra, implying that self-dual gravity in AdS_{4} can be derived from self-dual Yang-Mills in this background via a double copy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding de Sitter space in supergravity-and string theory-has led to an intense amount of work for more than two decades, largely motivated by the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe in 1998. In this paper, we consider a non-trivial generalization of unimodular gravity to minimal supergravity, which allows for de Sitter solutions without the need of introducing any matter. We formulate a superspace version of the Stückelberg procedure, which restores diffeomorphism and local supersymmetry invariance.
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