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Beta Function, C--Theorem and WDVV Equations in 4D N=2 SYM

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We show that the exact betabeta--function of 4D N=2 SYM plays the role of the metric whose inverse satisfies the WDVV--like equations \Fiklβlm\Fmnj=\Fjklβlm\Fmni\F_{ikl}\beta^{lm} \F_{mnj}=\F_{jkl}\beta^{lm}\F_{mni}. The conjecture that the WDVV--like equations are equivalent to the identity involving the uu--modulus and the prepotential \F\F, seen as a superconformal anomaly, sheds light on the recently considered c-theorem for the N=2 SYM field theories.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9712039,
  title  = {Beta Function, C--Theorem and WDVV Equations in 4D N=2 SYM},
  author = {G. Bertoldi and M. Matone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9712039},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, LaTeX, References added