Exact results on the space of vacua of four-dimensional SUSY gauge theories

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.49.6857· OSTI ID:7050677

Seiberg, N ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-0849 (United States)

We consider four-dimensional quantum field theories which have a continuous manifold of inequivalent exact ground states---a moduli space of vacua. Classically, the singular points on the moduli space are associated with extra massless particles. Quantum mechanically these singularities can be smoothed out. Alternatively, new massless states appear there. These may be the elementary massless particles or new massless bound states.

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-90ER40559
• OSTI ID: 7050677
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 49:12; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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