On the symmetries of special holonomy sigma models

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2006/12/045zbMATH Open1226.81278arXivhep-th/0606270OpenAlexW2060340808MaRDI QIDQ648711FDOQ648711

P. S. Howe, Vid Stojevic

Publication date: 28 November 2011

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

Abstract: In addition to superconformal symmetry, (1,1) supersymmetric two-dimensional sigma models on special holonomy manifolds have extra symmetries that are in one-to-one correspondence with the covariantly constant forms on these manifolds. The superconformal algebras extended by these symmetries close as W-algebras, i.e. they have field-dependent structure functions. It is shown that it is not possible to write down cohomological equations for potential quantum anomalies when the structure functions are field-dependent. In order to do this it is necessary to linearise the algebras by treating composite currents as generators of additional symmetries. It is shown that all cases can be linearised in a finite number of steps, except for G_2 and SU(3). Additional problems in the quantisation procedure are briefly discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0606270

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Anomalies in quantum field theory (81T50) Quantization in field theory; cohomological methods (81T70)

Cites Work

• Nonlinear models in \(2+\epsilon\) dimensions
• Superstrings and manifolds of exceptional holonomy
• Holonomy groups and \(W\)-symmetries
• Quantizing higher-spin string theories.

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• W-symmetries, anomalies and heterotic backgrounds with non-compact holonomy
• Symmetries of holographic minimal models
• Dynamics of entanglement wedge cross section from conformal field theories
• Almost special holonomy in type IIA and M-theory
• W-symmetries, anomalies and heterotic backgrounds with SU holonomy
• Higher genus symplectic invariants and sigma models coupled with gravity
• \(\mathcal{G}\)-structure symmetries and anomalies in (1,0) non-linear \(\sigma\)-models
• Holonomy observables in Ponzano–Regge-type state sum models

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