Published August 14, 1995
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Journal article
Topological reduction of 4D SYM to 2D σ-models
Creators
- 1. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Lyman Lab. of Physics
Description
By considering a (partial) topological twisting of supersymmetric Yang-Mills compactified on a 2d space with 't Hooft magnetic flux turned on we obtain a supersymmetric σ-model in 2 dimensions. For N=2 SYM this maps Donaldson observables on products of two Riemann surfaces to quantum cohomology ring of moduli space of flat connections on a Riemann surface. For N=4 SYM it maps S-duality to T-duality for σ-models on moduli space of solutions to Hitchin equations. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 448
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 166-186.
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 26074741
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPACTIFICATION; DUALITY; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; MAGNETIC FLUX; RIEMANN SPACE; SIGMA MODEL; SUPERSYMMETRY; TOPOLOGICAL MAPPING; TOPOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSON-EXCHANGE MODELS; FIELD THEORIES; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; PERIPHERAL MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SPACE; SYMMETRY; TRANSFORMATIONS