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Exact results on N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-03-11 v3

Abstract

This is the introduction to the collection of review articles "Exact results on N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories". The first three sections are intended to give a general overview over the physical motivations behind this direction of research, and some of the developments that initiated this project. These sections are written for a broad audience of readers with interest in quantum field theory, assuming only very basic knowledge of supersymmetric gauge theories and string theory. This will be followed by a brief overview over the different chapters collected in this volume, while the last section indicates some related developments that we were unfortunately not able to cover.

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@article{arxiv.1412.7145,
  title  = {Exact results on N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories},
  author = {Jörg Teschner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.7145},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

34 pages, Introductory chapter of a collection of review articles: arXiv:1412.7118, arXiv:1412.7120, arXiv:1412.7121, arXiv:1412.7124, arXiv:1412.7126, arXiv:1412.7127, arXiv:1412.7128, arXiv:1412.7129, arXiv:1412.7131, arXiv:1412.7132, arXiv:1412.7133, arXiv:1412.7134, arXiv:1412.7140; v2: Article ID's added; v3: Minor corrections