An angular dependent supersymmetric quantum mechanics with a Z₂-invariant potential

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2018.11.011MaRDI QIDQ1710180zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Laurent Baulieu, Francesco Toppan

Publication date 15 January 2019

Published in Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.08825

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Dynamic critical phenomena in statistical mechanics (82C27)

Abstract: We generalize the conformally invariant topological quantum mechanics of a particle propagating on a punctured plane by introducing a potential that breaks both the rotational and the conformal invariance down to a $$ angular-dependent discrete symmetry. We derive a topological quantum mechanics whose localization gauge functions give interesting self-dual equations. The model contains an order parameter and exhibits a spontaneous symmetry breaking with two ground states above a critical scale. Unlike the ordinary $O(2)$-invariant Higgs potential, an angular-dependence is found and saddle points, instead of local maxima, appear, posing subtle questions about the existence of instantons. The supersymmetric quantum mechanical model is constructed in both the path integral and the operatorial frameworks.

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