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$\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories

In theories with $N=2$ supersymmetry on $R^{3,1}$, BPS bound states can decay across walls of marginal stability in the space of Coulomb branch parameters, leading to discontinuities in the BPS indices $\Omega(\gamma,u)$. We consider a supersymmetric index $I$ which receives contributions from 1/2-B...

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Autores principales: Alexandrov, Sergei, Moore, Gregory W., Neitzke, Andrew, Pioline, Boris
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.121601
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1708619
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author Alexandrov, Sergei
Moore, Gregory W.
Neitzke, Andrew
Pioline, Boris
author_facet Alexandrov, Sergei
Moore, Gregory W.
Neitzke, Andrew
Pioline, Boris
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description In theories with $N=2$ supersymmetry on $R^{3,1}$, BPS bound states can decay across walls of marginal stability in the space of Coulomb branch parameters, leading to discontinuities in the BPS indices $\Omega(\gamma,u)$. We consider a supersymmetric index $I$ which receives contributions from 1/2-BPS states, generalizing the familiar Witten index $Tr (-1)^F e^{-\beta H}$. We expect $I$ to be smooth away from loci where massless particles appear, thanks to contributions from the continuum of multi-particle states. Taking inspiration from a similar phenomenon in the hypermultiplet moduli space of $N=2$ string vacua, we conjecture a formula expressing $I$ in terms of the BPS indices $\Omega(\gamma,u)$, which is continuous across the walls and exhibits the expected contributions from single particle states at large $\beta$. This gives a universal prediction for the contributions of multi-particle states to the index $I$. This index is naturally a function on the moduli space after reduction on a circle, closely related to the canonical hyperk\"ahler metric and hyperholomorphic connection on this space.
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spelling cern-17086192022-08-10T12:59:04Zdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.121601http://cds.cern.ch/record/1708619engAlexandrov, SergeiMoore, Gregory W.Neitzke, AndrewPioline, Boris$\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field TheoriesParticle Physics - TheoryIn theories with $N=2$ supersymmetry on $R^{3,1}$, BPS bound states can decay across walls of marginal stability in the space of Coulomb branch parameters, leading to discontinuities in the BPS indices $\Omega(\gamma,u)$. We consider a supersymmetric index $I$ which receives contributions from 1/2-BPS states, generalizing the familiar Witten index $Tr (-1)^F e^{-\beta H}$. We expect $I$ to be smooth away from loci where massless particles appear, thanks to contributions from the continuum of multi-particle states. Taking inspiration from a similar phenomenon in the hypermultiplet moduli space of $N=2$ string vacua, we conjecture a formula expressing $I$ in terms of the BPS indices $\Omega(\gamma,u)$, which is continuous across the walls and exhibits the expected contributions from single particle states at large $\beta$. This gives a universal prediction for the contributions of multi-particle states to the index $I$. This index is naturally a function on the moduli space after reduction on a circle, closely related to the canonical hyperk\"ahler metric and hyperholomorphic connection on this space.arXiv:1406.2360LPTA-14-023CERN-PH-TH-2014-100oai:cds.cern.ch:17086192014-06-09
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Theory
Alexandrov, Sergei
Moore, Gregory W.
Neitzke, Andrew
Pioline, Boris
$\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories
title $\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories
title_full $\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories
title_fullStr $\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories
title_full_unstemmed $\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories
title_short $\mathbb R^3$ Index for Four-Dimensional $N=2$ Field Theories
title_sort $\mathbb r^3$ index for four-dimensional $n=2$ field theories
topic Particle Physics - Theory
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.121601
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1708619
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