A one-dimensional theory for Higgs branch operators
Abstract
We use supersymmetric localization to calculate correlation functions of half-BPS local operators in 3d N=4 superconformal field theories whose Lagrangian descriptions consist of vectormultiplets coupled to hypermultiplets. The operators we primarily study are certain twisted linear combinations of Higgs branch operators that can be inserted anywhere along a given line. These operators are constructed from the hypermultiplet scalars. They form a one-dimensional non-commutative operator algebra with topological correlation functions. The 2- and 3-point functions of Higgs branch operators in the full 3d N=4 theory can be simply inferred from the 1d topological algebra. After conformally mapping the 3d superconformal field theory from flat space to a round three-sphere, we preform supersymmetric localization using a supercharge that does not belong to any 3d N=2 subalgebra of the N=4 algebra. The result is a simple model that can be used to calculate correlation functions in the 1d topological algebra mentioned above. This model is a 1d Gaussian theory coupled to a matrix model, and it can be viewed as a gauge-fixed version of a topological gauged quantum mechanics. Our results generalize to non-conformal theories on S3 that contain real mass and Fayet-Iliopolous parameters. In conclusion, we also provide partial results in themore »
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- Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Joseph Henry Lab. of Physics; California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Walter Burke Inst. for Theoretical Physics
- Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Joseph Henry Lab. of Physics
- Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Joseph Henry Lab. of Physics; Weizmann Inst. of Science, Rehovot (Israel). Dept. of Physics and Astrophysics
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1499674
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0011632
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2018; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Extended Supersymmetry; Supersymmetric Gauge Theory; Conformal Field Theory
Citation Formats
Dedushenko, Mykola, Pufu, Silviu S., and Yacoby, Ran. A one-dimensional theory for Higgs branch operators. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1007/jhep03(2018)138.
Dedushenko, Mykola, Pufu, Silviu S., & Yacoby, Ran. A one-dimensional theory for Higgs branch operators. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03(2018)138
Dedushenko, Mykola, Pufu, Silviu S., and Yacoby, Ran. Fri .
"A one-dimensional theory for Higgs branch operators". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03(2018)138. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1499674.
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title = {A one-dimensional theory for Higgs branch operators},
author = {Dedushenko, Mykola and Pufu, Silviu S. and Yacoby, Ran},
abstractNote = {We use supersymmetric localization to calculate correlation functions of half-BPS local operators in 3d N=4 superconformal field theories whose Lagrangian descriptions consist of vectormultiplets coupled to hypermultiplets. The operators we primarily study are certain twisted linear combinations of Higgs branch operators that can be inserted anywhere along a given line. These operators are constructed from the hypermultiplet scalars. They form a one-dimensional non-commutative operator algebra with topological correlation functions. The 2- and 3-point functions of Higgs branch operators in the full 3d N=4 theory can be simply inferred from the 1d topological algebra. After conformally mapping the 3d superconformal field theory from flat space to a round three-sphere, we preform supersymmetric localization using a supercharge that does not belong to any 3d N=2 subalgebra of the N=4 algebra. The result is a simple model that can be used to calculate correlation functions in the 1d topological algebra mentioned above. This model is a 1d Gaussian theory coupled to a matrix model, and it can be viewed as a gauge-fixed version of a topological gauged quantum mechanics. Our results generalize to non-conformal theories on S3 that contain real mass and Fayet-Iliopolous parameters. In conclusion, we also provide partial results in the 1d topological algebra associated with the Coulomb branch, where we calculate correlation functions of local operators built from the vectormultiplet scalars.},
doi = {10.1007/jhep03(2018)138},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
number = 3,
volume = 2018,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Fri Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
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