scholarly journals A PERTURBATIVE REANALYSIS OF ${\mathcal N}=4$ SUPERSYMMETRIC YANG–MILLS THEORY

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 4555-4597 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFANO KOVACS

The finiteness properties of the [Formula: see text] supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory are reanalyzed both in the component formulation and using [Formula: see text] superfields, in order to discuss some subtleties that emerge in the computation of gauge dependent quantities. The one-loop corrections to various Green functions of elementary fields are calculated. In the component formulation it is shown that the choice of the Wess–Zumino gauge, that is standard in supersymmetric gauge theories, introduces ultraviolet divergences in the propagators at the one-loop level. Such divergences are exactly canceled when the contributions of the fields that are put to zero in the Wess–Zumino gauge are taken into account. In the description in terms of [Formula: see text] superfields, infrared divergences are found for every choice of gauge different from the supersymmetric generalization of the Fermi–Feynman gauge. Two-, three- and four-point functions of [Formula: see text] superfields are computed and some general features of the infrared problem are discussed. We also examine the effect of the introduction of mass terms for the (anti)chiral superfields in the theory, which break supersymmetry from [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text]. It is shown that in the mass deformed model no ultraviolet divergences appear in two-point functions. It is argued that this result can be generalized to n-point functions, supporting the proposal of a possible of use of this modified model as a supersymmetry-preserving regularization scheme for [Formula: see text] theories.

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (09) ◽  
pp. 2050060 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L. Buchbinder ◽  
A. S. Budekhina ◽  
B. S. Merzlikin

We study the six-dimensional [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] supersymmetric Yang–Mills (SYM) theories in the component formulation. The one-loop divergencies of effective action are calculated. The leading one-loop low-energy contributions to bosonic sector of effective action are found. It is explicitly demonstrated that the contributions to effective potential for the constant background scalar fields are absent in the [Formula: see text] SYM theory.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Hübner

Abstract M-theory on local G2-manifolds engineers 4d minimally supersymmetric gauge theories. We consider ALE-fibered G2-manifolds and study the 4d physics from the view point of a partially twisted 7d supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and its Higgs bundle. Euclidean M2-brane instantons descend to non-perturbative effects of the 7d supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory, which are found to be in one to one correspondence with the instantons of a colored supersymmetric quantum mechanics. We compute the contributions of M2-brane instantons to the 4d superpotential in the effective 7d description via localization in the colored quantum mechanics. Further we consider non-split Higgs bundles and analyze their 4d spectrum.


2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (25) ◽  
pp. 4231-4249 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. BICHL ◽  
M. ERTL ◽  
A. GERHOLD ◽  
J. M. GRIMSTRUP ◽  
L. POPP ◽  
...  

The quantization of the noncommutative [Formula: see text], U(1) super-Yang–Mills action is performed in the superfield formalism. We calculate the one-loop corrections to the self-energy of the vector superfield. Although the power-counting theorem predicts quadratic ultraviolet and infrared divergences, there are actually only logarithmic UV and IR divergences, which is a crucial feature of noncommutative supersymmetric field theories.


1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1929-1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. KLEMM ◽  
W. LERCHE ◽  
S. THEISEN

We elaborate on our previous work on (N=2)-supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. In particular, we show how to explicitly determine the low energy quantum effective action for G=SU(3) from the underlying hyperelliptic Riemann surface, and calculate the leading instanton corrections. This is done by solving Picard-Fuchs equations and asymptotically evaluating period integrals. We find that the dynamics of the SU(3) theory is governed by an Appell system of type F4, and compute the exact quantum gauge coupling explicitly in terms of Appell functions.


1986 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
R. DELBOURGO ◽  
P.D. JARVIS ◽  
G. THOMPSON

Covariant quantization of Fermi-Bose supersymmetric gauge theories is formulated within an enlarged superspace (xµ, θα, ξm) with manifest ξ-supertranslation (=extended BRST) and Sp(2) invariance. In Wess-Zumino gauges, the correct ghost and auxiliary field structure emerges by counting arguments for the (N=1) super-Yang-Mills, conformal and Einstein supergravity cases. The super-Yang-Mills case is analyzed in detail for both supercovariant and Wess-Zumino gauge-fixing, with particular emphasis on the Sp(2) assignments of the ghost superfields.


2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 3755-3783
Author(s):  
KOH-ICHI NITTOH

We study the regularization and renormalization of the Yang–Mills theory in the framework of the manifestly invariant formalism, which consists of a higher covariant derivative with an infinitely many Pauli–Villars fields. Unphysical logarithmic divergence, which is the problematic point on the Slavnov method, does not appear in our scheme, and the well-known value of the renormalization group functions are derived. The cancellation mechanism of the quadratic divergence is also demonstrated by calculating the vacuum polarization tensor of the order of Λ0 and Λ-4. These results are the evidence that our method is valid for intrinsically divergent theories and is expected to be available for the theory which contains the quantity depending on the space–time dimensions, like supersymmetric gauge theories.


1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOHRU EGUCHI ◽  
SUNG-KIL YANG

Using recently proposed soliton equations we derive a basic identity for the scaling violation of N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories Σiai∂F/∂ai−2F=8πib1u. Here F is the prepotential, ai’s are the expectation values of the scalar fields in the vector multiplet, u=1/2 Tr<ϕ2> and b1 is the coefficient of the one-loop β-function. This equation holds in the Coulomb branch of all N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories coupled with massless matter.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Bergner ◽  
Sajid Ali ◽  
Henning Gerber ◽  
Camilo Lopez ◽  
Istvan Montvay ◽  
...  

1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (10) ◽  
pp. 1861-1880
Author(s):  
J.A. HELAYËL-NETO ◽  
S. RAJPOOT ◽  
A. WILLIAM SMITH

Using the N=4 super Yang-Mills theory softly broken by supersymmetric N=1 mass terms for the matter superfields, we compute the one-loop chiral+chiral→antichiral+antichiral scattering amplitude directly in superspace. By suitable choices of the mass parameters, one can endow the model with a hierarchy of light and heavy particles, and the decoupling of the heavy sector from the light-light physical amplitude is studied. We also analyze the high energy limit of the cross section for a two physical scalar scattering and find a (logs) behavior, which then respects the Froissart bound.


1986 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 499-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. SHORE ◽  
G. VENEZIANO

The implications of supersymmetry and chiral Ward identities in supersymmetric gauge theories are explored using current algebra methods, and a critical assessment is made of the relative merits of the current algebra and effective Lagrangian approaches. Using the Ward identities directly, simple derivations are given of several important properties of the condensates in supersymmetric QCD, and of the generalized Dashen formulae. The corrections to these results in the presence of explicit, soft supersymmetry breaking are calculated. A concise formula is presented for the mass splittings within pseudo Goldstone multiplets induced by soft supersymmetry breaking terms. It is shown that if this supersymmetry breaking is the θ=0 component of a chiral superfield, the supertrace of the pseudo Goldstone masses vanishes. Using current algebra reduction formulae, the pseudo Goldstone masses are calculated in supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory, and supersymmetric QCD for NF<NC and NF=NC. Some differences are found between the current algebra and effective Lagrangian predictions, and their possible origins are discussed.


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