Twistor strings with flavour
- 1. Centre for Research in String Theory, Department of Physics, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS (United Kingdom)
- 2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005 (India)
Description
We explore the tree-level description of a class of N = 2 UV-finite SYM theories with fundamental flavour within a topological B-model twistor string framework. In particular, we identify the twistor dual of the Sp(N) gauge theory with one antisymmetric and four fundamental hypermultiplets, as well as that of the SU(N) theory with 2N hypermultiplets. This is achieved by suitably orientifolding/orbifolding the original N = 4 setup of Witten and adding a certain number of new topological 'flavour'-branes at the orientifold/orbifold fixed planes to provide the fundamental matter. We further comment on the appearance of these objects in the B-model on CP3|4. An interesting aspect of our construction is that, unlike the IIB description of these theories in terms of D3 and D7-branes, on the twistor side part of the global flavour symmetry is realised geometrically. We provide evidence for this correspondence by calculating and matching amplitudes on both sides
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 11
- Journal Issue
- 2007
- Journal Page Range
- p. 088
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39044423
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; BRANES; FLAVOR MODEL; GAUGE INVARIANCE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STRING MODELS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY; TOPOLOGY; TWISTOR THEORY; YANG-MILLS THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL; SYMMETRY GROUPS