English

A and B branes from N=2 superspace

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We present a manifestly supersymmetric description of A and B branes on Kaehler manifolds using a completely local N=2 superspace formulation of the world-sheet nonlinear sigma-model in the presence of a boundary. In particular, we show that an N=2 superspace description of type A boundaries is possible. This leads to a concrete realization of the still poorly understood coisotropic A branes. We also discuss briefly how the superspace description of a B brane provides an efficient way to compute higher loop beta-functions. In particular, we sketch how one obtains the fourth order derivative correction to the Born-Infeld action by using a beta-function method.

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@article{arxiv.0804.2084,
  title  = {A and B branes from N=2 superspace},
  author = {Alexander Sevrin and Wieland Staessens and Alexander Wijns},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.2084},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

8 pages, contribution to the proceedings of the Third Workshop of the RTN project 'Constituents, Fundamental Forces and Symmetries of the Universe', Valencia, October 1 - 5, 2007

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