Operator regularization on the hypersphere

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 669-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. C. McKeon

Operator regularization has proved to be a viable way of computing radiative corrections that avoids both the insertion of a regulating parameter into the initial Lagrangian and the occurrence of explicit infinities at any stage of the calculation. We show how this regulating technique can be used in conjunction with field theories defined on an n + 1-dimensional hypersphere, which is the stereographic projection of n-dimensional Euclidean space. The radius of the hypersphere acts as an infrared cutoff, thus eliminating the need to insert a mass parameter to serve as an infrared regulator. This has the advantage of leaving conformai symmetry present in massless theories, intact. We illustrate our approach by considering [Formula: see text], massless Yang–Mills gauge theories and the two-dimensional nonlinear bosonic sigma model with torsion. In the last model, the lowest mode is used as an infrared cutoff.

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (35) ◽  
pp. 1950233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Sharpe

In this paper we discuss gauging one-form symmetries in two-dimensional theories. The existence of a global one-form symmetry in two dimensions typically signals a violation of cluster decomposition — an issue resolved by the observation that such theories decompose into disjoint unions, a result that has been applied to, for example, Gromov–Witten theory and gauged linear sigma model phases. In this paper we describe how gauging one-form symmetries in two-dimensional theories can be used to select particular elements of that disjoint union, effectively undoing decomposition. We examine such gaugings explicitly in examples involving orbifolds, nonsupersymmetric pure Yang–Mills theories, and supersymmetric gauge theories in two dimensions. Along the way, we learn explicit concrete details of the topological configurations that path integrals sum over when gauging a one-form symmetry, and we also uncover “hidden” one-form symmetries.


2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (27) ◽  
pp. 1925-1929
Author(s):  
Mofazzal Azam

We derive an exact equation for simple self non-intersecting Wilson loops in non-Abelian gauge theories with gauge fields interacting with fermions in two-dimensional Euclidean space.


2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 1099-1104
Author(s):  
R Clarkson ◽  
D.G.C. McKeon

We consider the perturbative β-function in a supersymmetric model in four-dimensional Euclidean space formulated by Zumino. It turns out to be equal to the β-function for N = 2 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory despite differences that exist in the two models. PACS No.: 12.60Jv


2017 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiga Kumagai

AbstractWe investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions of Hamilton–Jacobi equations with large Hamiltonian drift terms in an open subset of the two-dimensional Euclidean space. The drift is given by


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (32) ◽  
pp. 6105-6121 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. TEOTONIO-SOBRINHO ◽  
C. MOLINA ◽  
N. YOKOMIZO

We study a class of lattice field theories in two dimensions that includes gauge theories. We show that in these theories it is possible to implement a broader notion of local symmetry, based on semisimple Hopf algebras. A character expansion is developed for the quasitopological field theories, and partition functions are calculated with this tool. Expected values of generalized Wilson loops are defined and studied with the character expansion.


2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 2339-2353 ◽  
Author(s):  
ÖMER F. DAYI

A general solution of the Batalin–Vilkovisky master equation was formulated in terms of generalized fields. Recently, a superfields approach of obtaining solutions of the Batalin–Vilkovisky master equation is also established. Superfields formalism is usually applied to topological quantum field theories. However, generalized fields method is suitable to find solutions of the Batalin–Vilkovisky master equation either for topological quantum field theories or the usual gauge theories like Yang–Mills theory. We show that by truncating some components of superfields with appropriate actions, generalized fields formalism of the usual gauge theories result. We demonstrate that for some topological quantum field theories and the relativistic particle both of the methods possess the same field contents and yield similar results. Inspired by the observed relations, we give the solution of the BV master equation for on-shell N=1 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory utilizing superfields.


1993 ◽  
Vol 08 (24) ◽  
pp. 2277-2283 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER BROOKS

The constraints of BF topological gauge theories are used to construct Hamiltonians which are anti-commutators of the BRST and anti-BRST operators. Such Hamiltonians are a signature of topological quantum field theories (TQFTs). By construction, both classes of topological field theories share the same phase spaces and constraints. We find that, for (2+1)- and (1+1)-dimensional space-times foliated as M=Σ × ℝ, a homomorphism exists between the constraint algebras of our TQFT and those of canonical gravity. The metrics on the two-dimensional hypersurfaces are also obtained.


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