Published August 15, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Topological σ models and conformal invariances

  • 1. Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 918 (4), Beijing (China)
  • 2. Chinese Center of Advanced Science and Technology, World laboratory, P.O. Box 8370, Beijing (China)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China)

Description

A modified version of Witten's model which describes the two-dimensional topological gravity coupled to the topological σ model is given. We find there is a modified superconformal symmetry at the classical level. Furthermore, the superconformal anomaly does not appear at the quantum level and the critical dimension is undetermined. In the superconformal gauge, it is clarified that the physical states belong to the cohomology class of the nilpotential operator which is the direct sum of the fermionic charge Q and the usual Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin charge s

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Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
1207-1212
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA