R4 TERMS IN SUPERGRAVITY AND M-THEORY

PAUL HOWE
2006 Deserfest  
Higher-order invariants and their rôle as possible counterterms for supergravity theories are reviewed. It is argued that N = 8 supergravity will diverge at 5 loops. The construction of R 4 superinvariants in string theory and M-theory is discussed.
doi:10.1142/9789812774804_0010 fatcat:hoqhhhibivgwtpvc4xl3swbyzq