SELF-DUALITY AND N=2 STRING MAGIC

1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (18) ◽  
pp. 1389-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIROSI OOGURI ◽  
CUMRUN VAFA
Keyword(s):  
String Theory ◽  
Critical Dimension ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Superconformal Symmetry ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
Complex Dimensions ◽  
Physical Degree

We consider strings with an N=2 local superconformal symmetry on the worldsheet. The critical dimension for this theory is four (two complex dimensions) with the signature (2, 2). A Kähler function giving rise to self-dual gravity is the only physical degree of freedom of this theory. Some miraculous symmetries are observed corresponding to the exchange of worldsheet and target moduli. The open and heterotic versions of this string theory correspond to self-dual Yang-Mills fields coupled to self-dual gravity in four dimensions.

CONFORMALLY COVARIANT DRESSING TRANSFORMATIONS FOR SUPER SELF-DUALITY EQUATIONS IN D=4

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
pp. 971-982
Author(s):  
J. AVAN
Keyword(s):  
Linear System ◽  
Gauge Transformations ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
Loop Algebras ◽  
Field Dependent

A set of conformally covariant dressing transformations is constructed for the supersym-metric N=3 self-duality equations in four dimensions, using the associated covariant linear system. They form a closed, 5+6-index algebra, up to field-dependent gauge transformations, containing the previously known loop algebras as a particular subset. This construction generalizes the formerly built set of conformally covariant DT for ordinary self-dual Yang-Mills.

scholarly journals NONCOMMUTATIVE EXTENDED WAVES AND SOLITON-LIKE CONFIGURATIONS IN N = 2 STRING THEORY

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (26) ◽  
pp. 4889-4931 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHIAS IHL ◽  
SEBASTIAN UHLMANN
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
String Theory ◽  
String Field Theory ◽  
Plane Waves ◽  
Equation Of Motion ◽  
Lax Pair ◽  
The Self ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
Wave Solutions

The Seiberg–Witten limit of fermionic N = 2 string theory with nonvanishing B-field is governed by noncommutative self-dual Yang–Mills theory (ncSDYM) in 2+2 dimensions. Conversely, the self-duality equations are contained in the equation of motion of N = 2 string field theory in a B-field background. Therefore finding solutions to noncommutative self-dual Yang–Mills theory on ℝ2,2 might help to improve our understanding of nonperturbative properties of string (field) theory. In this paper, we construct nonlinear soliton-like and multi-plane wave solutions of the ncSDYM equations corresponding to certain D-brane configurations by employing a solution generating technique, an extension of the so-called dressing approach. The underlying Lax pair is discussed in two different gauges, the unitary and the Hermitian gauge. Several examples and applications for both situations are considered, including Abelian solutions constructed from GMS-like projectors, noncommutative U(2) soliton-like configurations and interacting plane waves. We display a correspondence to earlier work on string field theory and argue that the solutions found here can serve as a guideline in the search for nonperturbative solutions of nonpolynomial string field theory.

scholarly journals DEFORMED SUPERSYMMETRIC GAUGE THEORIES FROM THE FLUXTRAP BACKGROUND

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (28) ◽  
pp. 1330044 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOMENICO ORLANDO ◽  
SUSANNE REFFERT
Keyword(s):  
String Theory ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Supersymmetric Gauge Theories ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Supersymmetric Gauge ◽  
M Theory ◽  
Super Yang Mills Theory ◽  
Gravity Duals

The fluxtrap background of string theory provides a transparent and algorithmic way of constructing supersymmetric gauge theories with both mass and Ω-type deformations in various dimensions. In this paper, we review a number of deformed supersymmetric gauge theories in two and four dimensions which can be obtained via the fluxtrap background from string or M-theory. Such theories, the most well-known being Ω-deformed super-Yang–Mills theory in four dimensions, have met with a lot of interest in the recent literature. The string theory treatment offers many new avenues of analysis and applications, such as for example the study of the gravity duals for deformed [Formula: see text] gauge theories.

scholarly journals Lectures on the holographic duality of gauge fields and strings

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-182
Author(s):  
Gordon W. Semenoff
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Gauge Theory ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Brane Solution ◽  
Holographic Duality

This chapter gives a pedagogical review of the holographic duality between string theory and quantum field theory. The main focus is on the duality of maximally supersymmetric Yang–Mills gauge theory in four dimensions with string theory in asymptotically anti-de Sitter backgrounds. This duality is motivated using the large N expansion in the rank of the gauge group, as well as the D-brane solution for the AdS string theory background. The computation of Wilson loops on both sides of the duality is given as an example.

scholarly journals SELF-DUALITY AND THE SUPERSYMMETRIC KdV HIERARCHY

1993 ◽  
Vol 08 (15) ◽  
pp. 1399-1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
ASHOK DAS ◽  
C. A. P. GALVÃO
Keyword(s):  
Kdv Equation ◽  
Curvature Condition ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Kdv Hierarchy ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
Kdv Equations ◽  
Duality Condition ◽  
Graded Lie Algebra ◽  
Supersymmetric Kdv Equation

We show how the supersymmetric KdV equation can be obtained from the self-duality condition on Yang-Mills fields in four dimensions associated with the graded Lie algebra OSp(2/1). We also obtain the hierarchy of SUSY KdV equations as well as the s-KdV equations from such a condition. We formulate the SUSY KdV hierarchy as a vanishing curvature condition associated with the U(1) group and show how an Abelian self-duality condition in four dimensions can also lead to these equations.

ANTI-SELF-DUAL SOLUTIONS OF THE YANG-MILLS EQUATIONS IN 4n DIMENSIONS

1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (23) ◽  
pp. 2077-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. POPOV
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Euclidean Space ◽  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Linear Equations ◽  
Dual Solutions ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
System Of Equations ◽  
Semisimple Lie Algebra ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Self Duality

The anti-self-duality equations for gauge fields in d = 4 and a generalization of these equations to dimension d = 4n are considered. For gauge fields with values in an arbitrary semisimple Lie algebra [Formula: see text] we introduce the ansatz which reduces the anti-self-duality equations in the Euclidean space ℝ4n to a system of equations breaking up into the well known Nahm's equations and some linear equations for scalar field φ.

scholarly journals New bi-harmonic superspace formulation of 4D, $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L. Buchbinder ◽  
E. A. Ivanov ◽  
V. A. Ivanovskiy
Keyword(s):  
Effective Action ◽  
Harmonic Superspace ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Convenient Tool ◽  
Leading Term

Abstract We develop a novel bi-harmonic $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 superspace formulation of the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory (SYM) in four dimensions. In this approach, the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 SYM superfield constraints are solved in terms of on-shell $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 harmonic superfields. Such an approach provides a convenient tool of constructing the manifestly $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 supersymmetric invariants and further rewriting them in $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 harmonic superspace. In particular, we present $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 superfield form of the leading term in the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 SYM effective action which was known previously in $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 superspace formulation.

scholarly journals Cohomological localization of $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 gauge theories with matter

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Festuccia ◽  
Anastasios Gorantis ◽  
Antonio Pittelli ◽  
Konstantina Polydorou ◽  
Lorenzo Ruggeri
Keyword(s):  
Vector Field ◽  
Extended Supersymmetry ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Killing Vector ◽  
Killing Vector Field ◽  
Explicit Result ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
Witten Theory

Abstract We construct a large class of gauge theories with extended supersymmetry on four-dimensional manifolds with a Killing vector field and isolated fixed points. We extend previous results limited to super Yang-Mills theory to general $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 gauge theories including hypermultiplets. We present a general framework encompassing equivariant Donaldson-Witten theory and Pestun’s theory on S4 as two particular cases. This is achieved by expressing fields in cohomological variables, whose features are dictated by supersymmetry and require a generalized notion of self-duality for two-forms and of chirality for spinors. Finally, we implement localization techniques to compute the exact partition function of the cohomological theories we built up and write the explicit result for manifolds with diverse topologies.

scholarly journals Topological excitations in statistical field theory at the upper critical dimension

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Panero ◽  
Antonio Smecca
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Critical Dimension ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
Upper Critical Dimension ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Topological Excitations ◽  
Classical Heisenberg Model ◽  
Statistical Field ◽  
Statistical Field Theory

Abstract We present a high-precision Monte Carlo study of the classical Heisenberg model in four dimensions. We investigate the properties of monopole-like topological excitations that are enforced in the broken-symmetry phase by imposing suitable boundary conditions. We show that the corresponding magnetization and energy-density profiles are accurately predicted by previous analytical calculations derived in quantum field theory, while the scaling of the low-energy parameters of this description questions an interpretation in terms of particle excitations. We discuss the relevance of these findings and their possible experimental applications in condensed-matter physics.

scholarly journals Massive gravity from double copy

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arshia Momeni ◽  
Justinas Rumbutis ◽  
Andrew J. Tolley
Keyword(s):  
Sigma Model ◽  
Massive Gravity ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Effective Theory ◽  
Nonlinear Sigma Model ◽  
Limit Theory ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Massive Spin ◽  
Double Copy

Abstract We consider the double copy of massive Yang-Mills theory in four dimensions, whose decoupling limit is a nonlinear sigma model. The latter may be regarded as the leading terms in the low energy effective theory of a heavy Higgs model, in which the Higgs has been integrated out. The obtained double copy effective field theory contains a massive spin-2, massive spin-1 and a massive spin-0 field, and we construct explicitly its interacting Lagrangian up to fourth order in fields. We find that up to this order, the spin-2 self interactions match those of the dRGT massive gravity theory, and that all the interactions are consistent with a Λ3 = (m2MPl)1/3 cutoff. We construct explicitly the Λ3 decoupling limit of this theory and show that it is equivalent to a bi-Galileon extension of the standard Λ3 massive gravity decoupling limit theory. Although it is known that the double copy of a nonlinear sigma model is a special Galileon, the decoupling limit of massive Yang-Mills theory is a more general Galileon theory. This demonstrates that the decoupling limit and double copy procedures do not commute and we clarify why this is the case in terms of the scaling of their kinematic factors.

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