Published June 2007
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Journal article
A note on S-duality for the N = 1* Sp(2n) and SO(2n+1) super-Yang-Mills theories
Creators
- 1. Department of Fundamental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Goeteborg (Sweden)
Description
We study the N = 1* supersymmetric gauge theories with gauge groups Sp(2n) and SO(2n+1). These theories are obtained from the corresponding N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories via a mass deformation. We show that the number of quantum vacua in the Sp(2n) theory is equal to the number of quantum vacua in the SO(2n+1) theory. This constitutes non-trivial support for S-duality between these theories. The verification of the equality of the number of quantum vacua involves a rather esoteric identity due to Ramanujan
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 6
- Journal Issue
- 2007
- Journal Page Range
- p. 077
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38083998
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DEFORMATION; DUALITY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; MASS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SO GROUPS; SP GROUPS; SUPERSYMMETRY; VACUUM STATES; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS