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Odd-dimensional localization in supergravity

Pietro Benetti Genolini, Florian Gaar, Jerome P. Gauntlett, Jaeha Park, and James Sparks

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 28 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/j9dq-f8rg

Abstract

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 Φ(anom) 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 Φ(anom) and an equivariant Euler class. We illustrate the formalism in D=11 and D=5 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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