Published February 7, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Exact N = 2 Landau-Ginzburg flows

  • 1. Boston Univ., MA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Dept. of Physics, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)

Description

We find exactly solvable N=2 supersymmetric flows whose infrared fixed points are the N=2 minimal models. The exact S-matrices and the Casimir energy (a c-function) are determined along the entire renormalization-group trajectory. The c-functions run from c=3 (asymptotically) to N=2 minimal-model values, leading us to interpret these theories as the Landau-Ginzburg models with superpotential Xk+2. The calculation of the elliptic genus is consistent with this interpretation. We also find an integrable model in this hierarchy with spontaneously broken supersymmetry and superpotential X, and a series of integrable models with (0, 2) supersymmetry. The flows exhibit interesting behavior in the UV, including a relation to the N=2 super sine-Gordon model. We speculate about the relation between the kinetic term and the cigar target-space metric. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
413
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 653-674.
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO