Deformations of superconformal theories

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Publication:1636552

DOI10.1007/JHEP11(2016)135zbMATH Open1390.81500arXiv1602.01217OpenAlexW3104574396MaRDI QIDQ1636552FDOQ1636552


Authors: Clay Córdova, Thomas T. Dumitrescu, Kenneth Intriligator Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 12 June 2018

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We classify possible supersymmetry-preserving relevant, marginal, and irrelevant deformations of unitary superconformal theories in dgeq3 dimensions. Our method only relies on symmetries and unitarity. Hence, the results are model independent and do not require a Lagrangian description. Two unifying themes emerge: first, many theories admit deformations that reside in multiplets together with conserved currents. Such deformations can lead to modifications of the supersymmetry algebra by central and non-central charges. Second, many theories with a sufficient amount of supersymmetry do not admit relevant or marginal deformations, and some admit neither. The classification is complicated by the fact that short superconformal multiplets display a rich variety of sporadic phenomena, including supersymmetric deformations that reside in the middle of a multiplet. We illustrate our results with examples in diverse dimensions. In particular, we explain how the classification of irrelevant supersymmetric deformations can be used to derive known and new constraints on moduli-space effective actions.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.01217




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