Published July 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

N = 2 chiral bosons in superspace

  • 1. INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati (Italy)
  • 2. JINR-Laboratory of Theorectical Physics, Moscow (Russian Federation)

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In this work, the authors explore N=2 chiral bosons in (2, 2), (2, 0), and (0, 2) superspaces, They start with a manifestly covariant (2, 2) description in the Ogievetsky-Sokatchev geometric approach and then, by fixing gauges with respect to local Siegel's transformations, obtain previously unknown (2,0) and (0,2) actions. The anomalous N=2 Feigin-Fuchs term in a (2,0) superfield form is presented. We introduce a Liouville representation for the Feigin-Fuchs term-modified N=0, N=1, and N=2 chiral bosons, thus demonstrating the relevance of these systems to the two-dimensional (super)gravity and non-critical (super)string theories. 25 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Physics (New York)
Journal Volume
217
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 194-221.
ISSN
0003-4916
CODEN
APNYA6