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Title: $$\mathcal{N}$$ = (1, 0) anomaly multiplet relations in six dimensions

Journal Article · · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
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  1. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Kadanoff Center for Theoretical Physics. Enrico Fermi Inst.
  2. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Mani L. Bhaumik Inst. for Theoretical Physics. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics

We consider conformal and ’t Hooft anomalies in six-dimensional $$$$ \mathcal{N} $$$$ N = (1, 0) superconformal field theories, focusing on those conformal anomalies that determine the two- and three-point functions of conserved flavor and SU(2)R currents, as well as stress tensors. By analyzing these correlators in superspace, we explain why the number of independent conformal anomalies is reduced in supersymmetric theories. For instance, non- supersymmetric CFTs in six dimensions have three independent conformal c-anomalies, which determine the stress-tensor two- and three-point functions, but in superconformal theories the three c-anomalies are subject to a linear constraint. We also describe anomaly multiplet relations, which express the conformal anomalies of a superconformal theory in terms of its ’t Hooft anomalies. Following earlier work on the conformal a-anomaly, we argue for these relations by considering the supersymmetric dilaton effective action on the tensor branch of such a theory. We illustrate the utility of these anomaly multiplet relations by presenting exact results for conformal anomalies, and hence current and stress-tensor correlators, in several interacting examples.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0020421; SC0009919
OSTI ID:
1646659
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1785448
Journal Information:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Vol. 2020, Issue 7; ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer BerlinCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 8 works
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