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Action for {ital N}=4 supersymmetric self-dual Yang-Mills theory

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique ENSLAPP, Groupe dAnnecy, Laboratoire de Physique des Particules, Chemin de Bellevue BP 110, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux Cedex (France)

The {ital N}=4 supersymmetric self-dual Yang-Mills theory in four-dimensional space with the signature (2,2) is formulated in harmonic superspace. The on-shell constraints of the theory are reformulated in the equivalent form of vanishing curvature conditions for three gauge connections (one harmonic and two space-time). The constraints are then obtained as variational equations from a superspace action of the Chern-Simons-type. The action is manifestly SO(2,2) invariant. It can be viewed as the Lorentz-covariant form of the light-cone superfield action proposed by Siegel. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

OSTI ID:
279480
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 53; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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