Superfield description of the FRW universe

Abstract

An alternative procedure to construct local supersymmetric quantum cosmological models is presented. This is performed by introducing a superfield formulation and is applied here to the FRW model. It has the advantage of being more simple than models proposed based on full supergravity and gives, by means of this local symmetry procedure, in a direct manner, the corresponding fermionic partners. It also permits the inclusion of matter in a systematic way. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.