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We review the construction of the N = 2 supersymmetric completion of a scalar curvature squared term given in [1] both in superspace and components in a completely gauge independent form.
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Based on the talk presented by SMK at SQS’15 (JINR, Dubna, Russia, 3–8 August, 2015).
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Kuzenko, S.M., Novak, J. Higher derivative couplings in supergravity. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 14, 271–276 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477117020170
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