Dynamics of N = 2 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Three Dimensions

Journal Article · Fri Mar 21 04:00:00 EST 1997 · Nuclear Physics B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00328-3· OSTI ID:974165

de Boer, J; Hori, K; Oz, Y

We study the structure of the moduli spaces of vacua and superpotentials of N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories in three dimensions. By analyzing the instanton corrections, we compute the exact superpotentials and determine the quantum Coulomb and Higgs branches of the theories in the weak coupling regions. We find candidates for non-trivial N = 2 superconformal field theories at the singularities of the moduli spaces. The analysis is carried out explicitly for gauge groups U(N{sub c}) and SU(N{sub c}) with N{sub f} flavors. We show that the field theory results are in complete agreement with the intersecting branes picture. We also compute the exact superpotentials for arbitrary gauge groups and arbitrary matter content.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: Physics Division
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 974165
• Report Number(s): LBNL-40109
• Journal Information: Nuclear Physics B, Journal Name: Nuclear Physics B Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 500
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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