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We show how manifestly supersymmetric action for Wess-Zumino model can be constructed within the unfolded dynamics approach. The off-shell unfolded system for \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1, D = 4 scalar supermultiplet is found. The action is presented in the form of integral of a closed 4-form over any (4, 0) surface in superspace as well as a superspace integral of an integral form or a chiral integral form. The proposed method is argued to provide a most general tool for the analysis of manifestly supersymmetric functionals.
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Misuna, N.G., Vasiliev, M.A. Off-shell scalar supermultiplet in the unfolded dynamics approach. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 140 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2014)140
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