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${\cal N}=(1,0)$ Anomaly Multiplet Relations in Six Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-08-26 v1

Abstract

We consider conformal and 't Hooft anomalies in six-dimensional N=(1,0){\cal N}=(1,0) superconformal field theories, focusing on those conformal anomalies that determine the two- and three-point functions of conserved flavor and SU(2)RSU(2)_R currents, as well as stress tensors. By analyzing these correlators in superspace, we explain why the number of independent conformal anomalies is reduced in supersymmetric theories. For instance, non-supersymmetric CFTs in six dimensions have three independent conformal cc-anomalies, which determine the stress-tensor two- and three-point functions, but in superconformal theories the three cc-anomalies are subject to a linear constraint. We also describe anomaly multiplet relations, which express the conformal anomalies of a superconformal theory in terms of its 't Hooft anomalies. Following earlier work on the conformal aa-anomaly, we argue for these relations by considering the supersymmetric dilaton effective action on the tensor branch of such a theory. We illustrate the utility of these anomaly multiplet relations by presenting exact results for conformal anomalies, and hence current and stress-tensor correlators, in several interacting examples.

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@article{arxiv.1912.13475,
  title  = {${\cal N}=(1,0)$ Anomaly Multiplet Relations in Six Dimensions},
  author = {Clay Cordova and Thomas T. Dumitrescu and Kenneth Intriligator},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.13475},
  year   = {2020}
}

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41 pages

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