The Super Mumford Form in the Presence of Ramond and Neveu-Schwarz Punctures

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Authors Daniel J. Diroff

Publication date 16 July 2019

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Relationships between algebraic curves and physics (14H81)

Abstract: We generalize the result of Voronov (1988) to give an expression for the super Mumford form $mu$ on the moduli spaces of super Riemann surfaces with Ramond and Neveu-Schwarz punctures. In the Ramond case we take the number of punctures to be large compared to the genus. We consider for the case of Neveu-Schwarz punctures the super Mumford form over the component of the moduli space corresponding to an odd spin structure. The super Mumford form $mu$ can be used to create a measure whose integral computes scattering amplitudes of superstring theory. We express $mu$ in terms of local bases of $H^0(X,omeg{a}^j)$ for $omega$ the Berezinian line bundle of a family of super Riemann surfaces.

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