Sequence of duals for Sp(2{ital N}) supersymmetric gauge theories with adjoint matter
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)
- Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 (United States)
We consider supersymmetric Sp(2{ital N}) gauge theories with {ital F} matter fields in the defining representation, one matter field in the adjoint representation, and no superpotential. We construct a sequence of dual descriptions of this theory using the dualities of Seiberg combined with the {open_quote}{open_quote}deconfinement{close_quote}{close_quote} method introduced by Berkooz. Our duals hint at a new nonperturbative phenomenon that seems to be taking place at asymptotically low energies in these theories: for small {ital F} some of the degrees of freedom form massless, noninteracting bound states while the theory remains in an interacting non-Abelian Coulomb phase. This phenomenon is the result of strong coupling gauge dynamics in the original description, but has a simple classical origin in the dual descriptions. The methods used for constructing these duals can be generalized to any model involving arbitrary two-index tensor representations of Sp(2{ital N}), SO({ital N}), or SU({ital N}) groups. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 399932
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, D, Vol. 54, Issue 12; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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