Supercurrents and brane currents in diverse dimensions

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DOI10.1007/JHEP07(2011)095zbMATH Open1298.81171arXiv1106.0031WikidataQ59711165 ScholiaQ59711165MaRDI QIDQ467233FDOQ467233

Thomas T. Dumitrescu, Nathan Seiberg

Publication date: 3 November 2014

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

Abstract: We systematically analyze all possible supersymmetry multiplets that include the supersymmetry current and the energy-momentum tensor in various dimensions, focusing on N=1 in four dimensions. The most general such multiplet is the S-multiplet, which includes 16 bosonic and 16 fermionic operators. In special situations it can be decomposed, leading to smaller multiplets with 12+12 or even 8+8 operators. Physically, these multiplets give rise to different brane charges in the supersymmetry algebra. The S-multiplet is needed when the algebra contains both string and domain wall charges. In lower dimensions (or in four-dimensional N=2 theories) the algebra can include space-filling brane charges, which are associated with partial supersymmetry breaking. This phenomenon is physically distinct from ordinary spontaneous supersymmetry breaking. Our analysis leads to new results about the dynamics of supersymmetric field theories. These include constraints on the existence of certain charged branes and the absence of magnetic charges in U(1) gauge theories with a Fayet-Iliopoulos term.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.0031





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