188 research outputs found
-Algebras, the BV Formalism, and Classical Fields
We summarise some of our recent works on -algebras and quasi-groups
with regard to higher principal bundles and their applications in twistor
theory and gauge theory. In particular, after a lightning review of
-algebras, we discuss their Maurer-Cartan theory and explain that any
classical field theory admitting an action can be reformulated in this context
with the help of the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism. As examples, we explore
higher Chern-Simons theory and Yang-Mills theory. We also explain how these
ideas can be combined with those of twistor theory to formulate maximally
superconformal gauge theories in four and six dimensions by means of
-quasi-isomorphisms, and we propose a twistor space action.Comment: 19 pages, Contribution to Proceedings of LMS/EPSRC Durham Symposium
Higher Structures in M-Theory, August 201
'Schwinger Model' on the Fuzzy Sphere
In this paper, we construct a model of spinor fields interacting with
specific gauge fields on fuzzy sphere and analyze the chiral symmetry of this
'Schwinger model'. In constructing the theory of gauge fields interacting with
spinors on fuzzy sphere, we take the approach that the Dirac operator on
q-deformed fuzzy sphere is the gauged Dirac operator on fuzzy
sphere. This introduces interaction between spinors and specific one parameter
family of gauge fields. We also show how to express the field strength for this
gauge field in terms of the Dirac operators and alone. Using the path
integral method, we have calculated the point functions of this model and
show that, in general, they do not vanish, reflecting the chiral non-invariance
of the partition function.Comment: Minor changes, typos corrected, 18 pages, to appear in Mod. Phys.
Lett.
Towards an M5-Brane Model II:Metric String Structures
In this paper, we develop the mathematical formulation of metric string
structures. These play a crucial role in the formulation of certain
six-dimensional superconformal field theories and we believe that they also
underlie potential future formulations of the (2,0)-theory. We show that the
connections on non-abelian gerbes usually introduced in the literature are
problematic in that they are locally gauge equivalent to connections on abelian
gerbes. Connections on string structures form an exception and we introduce the
general concept of an adjusted Weil algebra leading to potentially interacting
connections on higher principal bundles. Considering a special case, we derive
the metric extension of string structures and the corresponding adjusted Weil
algebra. The latter lead to connections that were previously constructed by
hand in the context of gauged supergravities. We also explain how the Leibniz
algebras induced by an embedding tensor in gauged supergravities fit into our
picture.Comment: v2: 70 pages, presentation improved, typos fixed, published versio
Gauge symmetries of strings in supertwistor space
Recently we have considered supertwistor reformulation of the D=4 N=1,2
superstring action that comprises Newman-Penrose dyad components and is
classically equivalent to the Green-Schwarz one. It was shown that in the
covariant kappa-symmetry gauge the supertwistor representation of the string
action simplifies. Here we analyze its Hamiltonian formulation, classify the
constraints on the phase-space variables, and find the covariant set of
generators of the gauge symmetries. Quantum symmetries of the supertwistor
representation of the string action are examined applying the world-sheet CFT
technique. Considered are various generalizations of the model from the
perspective of their possible relation to known twistor superstring models.Comment: 17 pages, LaTeX; v.2 minor changes in the text, references added,
misprints correcte
Drinfeld-Twisted Supersymmetry and Non-Anticommutative Superspace
We extend the analysis of hep-th/0408069 on a Lorentz invariant
interpretation of noncommutative spacetime to field theories on
non-anticommutative superspace with half the supersymmetries broken. By
defining a Drinfeld-twisted Hopf superalgebra, it is shown that one can restore
twisted supersymmetry and therefore obtain a twisted version of the chiral
rings along with certain Ward-Takahashi identities. Moreover, we argue that the
representation content of theories on the deformed superspace is identical to
that of their undeformed cousins and comment on the consequences of our
analysis concerning non-renormalization theorems.Comment: 1+17 pages; typos fixed, minor correction
Fuzzy Scalar Field Theory as a Multitrace Matrix Model
We develop an analytical approach to scalar field theory on the fuzzy sphere
based on considering a perturbative expansion of the kinetic term. This
expansion allows us to integrate out the angular degrees of freedom in the
hermitian matrices encoding the scalar field. The remaining model depends only
on the eigenvalues of the matrices and corresponds to a multitrace hermitian
matrix model. Such a model can be solved by standard techniques as e.g. the
saddle-point approximation. We evaluate the perturbative expansion up to second
order and present the one-cut solution of the saddle-point approximation in the
large N limit. We apply our approach to a model which has been proposed as an
appropriate regularization of scalar field theory on the plane within the
framework of fuzzy geometry.Comment: 1+25 pages, replaced with published version, minor improvement
Higher Structures, Self-Dual Strings and 6d Superconformal Field Theories
I summarize and discuss some recent results on formulating actions of
six-dimensional superconformal field theories using the language of higher
gauge theory. The latter guarantees mathematical consistency of our
constructions and we review crucial aspects of this framework, such as
-algebras and corresponding kinematical data given by higher
connections. We then show that there is a mathematically consistent non-Abelian
extension of the self-dual string equation which satisfies many physical
expectations. Our construction favors a particular higher gauge group leading
us to higher principal bundles known as string structures. Using these, we
manage to formulate a six-dimensional action which shares many properties with
the famous -theory but also still differs from it in some key points.Comment: 16 pages, Contribution to Proceedings of LMS/EPSRC Durham Symposium
Higher Structures in M-Theory, August 201
Symmetry, Gravity and Noncommutativity
We review some aspects of the implementation of spacetime symmetries in
noncommutative field theories, emphasizing their origin in string theory and
how they may be used to construct theories of gravitation. The geometry of
canonical noncommutative gauge transformations is analysed in detail and it is
shown how noncommutative Yang-Mills theory can be related to a gravity theory.
The construction of twisted spacetime symmetries and their role in constructing
a noncommutative extension of general relativity is described. We also analyse
certain generic features of noncommutative gauge theories on D-branes in curved
spaces, treating several explicit examples of superstring backgrounds.Comment: 52 pages; Invited review article to be published in Classical and
Quantum Gravity; v2: references adde
Vertex Operators for Closed Superstrings
We construct an iterative procedure to compute the vertex operators of the
closed superstring in the covariant formalism given a solution of IIA/IIB
supergravity. The manifest supersymmetry allows us to construct vertex
operators for any generic background in presence of Ramond-Ramond (RR) fields.
We extend the procedure to all massive states of open and closed superstrings
and we identify two new nilpotent charges which are used to impose the gauge
fixing on the physical states. We solve iteratively the equations of the vertex
for linear x-dependent RR field strengths. This vertex plays a role in studying
non-constant C-deformations of superspace. Finally, we construct an action for
the free massless sector of closed strings, and we propose a form for the
kinetic term for closed string field theory in the pure spinor formalism.Comment: TeX, harvmac, amssym.tex, 41 pp; references adde
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