- Accepted Paper
Odd-dimensional localization in supergravity
Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 28 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/j9dq-f8rg
Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 28 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/j9dq-f8rg
We establish a localization principle for odd-dimensional supergravity theories containing Chern-Simons interactions. Our construction relies on combining an equivariant extension of the gauge-invariant part of the action with an equivariant completion of the Chern-Simons anomaly form to form a relative equivariant cohomology class. This leads to a universal fixed point formula for the on-shell action of supersymmetric solutions that is expressed in terms of and an equivariant Euler class. We illustrate the formalism in and supergravity, with applications including the supersymmetric Casimir energy and superconformal index of M5-branes, as well as black ring and black lens solutions.
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