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Correlation functions of spinor current multiplets in ${\mathcal N}=1$ superconformal theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-12-08 v3

Abstract

We consider N=1{\mathcal N}=1 superconformal field theories in four dimensions possessing an additional conserved spinor current multiplet SαS_{\alpha} and study three-point functions involving such an operator. A conserved spinor current multiplet naturally exists in superconformal theories with N=2{\mathcal N}=2 supersymmetry and contains the current of the second supersymmetry. However, we do not assume N=2{\mathcal N}=2 supersymmetry. We show that the three-point function of two spinor current multiplets and the N=1{\mathcal N}=1 supercurrent depends on three independent tensor structures and, in general, is not contained in the three-point function of the N=2{\mathcal N}=2 supercurrent. It then follows, based on symmetry considerations only, that the existence of one more Grassmann odd current multiplet in N=1{\mathcal N}=1 superconformal field theory does not necessarily imply N=2{\mathcal N}=2 superconformal symmetry.

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@article{arxiv.2103.09472,
  title  = {Correlation functions of spinor current multiplets in ${\mathcal N}=1$ superconformal theory},
  author = {Evgeny I. Buchbinder and Jessica Hutomo and Sergei M. Kuzenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.09472},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

41 pages; V2: Typos corrected, published version; V3: minor corrections

R2 v1 2026-06-24T00:15:48.764Z