Geometric Approach to Supergravity I

Abstract

The construction of supergravity theories from the technical point of view is a non-trivial task. In particular, complications arise from the fact that fermionic representations are involved. It is therefore particularly useful to find an efficient method to deal with the technical labor in formulating supergravity theories. In these lectures we will explore the geometric (aka rheonomic) approach to supergravity theories in superspace, which allows a complete geometrical interpretation of supersymmetry.