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BRST Operator for Superconformal Algebras with Quadratic Nonlinearity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We construct the quantum BRST operators for a large class of superconformal and quasi--superconformal algebras with quadratic nonlinearity. The only free parameter in these algebras is the level of the (super) Kac-Moody sector. The nilpotency of the quantum BRST operator imposes a condition on the level. We find this condition for (quasi) superconformal algebras with a Kac-Moody sector based on a simple Lie algebra and for the Z2×Z2Z_2\times Z_2--graded superconformal algebras with a Kac-Mody sector based on the superalgebra osp(N2M)osp(N\vert 2M) or s(N+2N)s\ell(N+2\vert N).

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9307043,
  title  = {BRST Operator for Superconformal Algebras with Quadratic Nonlinearity},
  author = {Z. Khviengia and E. Sezgin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9307043},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, plain tex, CTP TAMU-27/93, IC/93/165

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