From harmonic maps to the nonlinear supersymmetric sigma model of quantum field theory: at the interface of theoretical physics, Riemannian geometry, and nonlinear analysis

DOI10.1007/S10013-018-0298-7zbMATH Open1416.53059arXiv1710.01519OpenAlexW2963589150WikidataQ115385448 ScholiaQ115385448MaRDI QIDQ2631796FDOQ2631796

Authors: Enno Keßler, Jürgen Tolksdorf, Ruijun Wu, Miaomiao Zhu, Jürgen Jost 

Publication date: 16 May 2019

Published in: Vietnam Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Harmonic maps from Riemann surfaces arise from a conformally invariant variational problem. Therefore, on one hand, they are intimately connected with moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces, and on the other hand, because the conformal group is noncompact, constitute a prototype for the formation of singularities, the so-called bubbles, in geometric analysis. In theoretical physics, they arise from the nonlinear $sigma$-model of quantum field theory. That model possesses a supersymmetric extension, coupling a harmonic map like field with a nonlinear spinor field. In the physical model, that spinor field is anticommuting. In this contribution, we analyze both a mathematical version with a commuting spinor field and the original supersymmetric version. Moreover, this model gives rise to a further field, a gravitino, that can be seen as the supersymmetric partner of a Riemann surface metric. Altogether, this leads to a beautiful combination of concepts from quantum field theory, structures from Riemannian geometry and Riemann surface theory, and methods of nonlinear geometric analysis.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.01519

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zbMATH Keywords

harmonic mapsgravitinosupersymmetrynon-linear sigma modelDirac-harmonic maps

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spin and Spin({}^c) geometry (53C27) Differential geometric aspects of harmonic maps (53C43) Analysis on supermanifolds or graded manifolds (58C50)

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