On the relation between Volkov-Akulov and special conformal supersymmetry: a D3-brane perspective

Abstract

Abstract:We obtain the complete superconformal symmetry transformations on the worldvolume of a D3-brane in an AdS 5 × S 5 background by using a coset superspace approach. We show that in the large R-limit we recover all supersymmetries present on the worldvolume of a D3-brane in a Minkowski background, in particular the Volkov-Akulov supersymmetry. We conclude with a proposal for a scheme to construct higher derivative invariants in D = 4, N = 4 settings.