Title: First-order formalism for β functions in bosonic sigma models from supersymmetry breaking

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.
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  1. London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (United Kingdom)
  2. Shanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences (China); National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow (Russia)
  3. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

We consider the renormalization group flow equation for the two-dimensional sigma models with the Kähler target space. The first-order formulation allows us to treat perturbations in these models as current-current deformations. We demonstrate, however, that the conventional first-order formalism misses certain anomalies in the measure, and should be amended. We reconcile beta functions obtained within the conformal perturbation theory for the current-current deformations with traditional “geometric” results obtained in the background field methods, in this way resolving the peculiarities pointed out in O. Gamayun et al. [Peculiarities of beta functions in sigma models, J. High Energy Phys. 10 (2023) 097]. The result is achieved by the supersymmetric completion of the first-order sigma model.

Research Organization:
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0011842
OSTI ID:
2406099
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 110; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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