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Exact two-dimensional superconformal R-symmetry and c-extremization

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-03-07 v2

Abstract

We uncover a general principle, dubbed c-extremization, which determines the exact R-symmetry of a two-dimensional unitary superconformal field theory with N=(0,2) supersymmetry. To illustrate its utility, we study superconformal theories obtained by twisted compactifications of four-dimensional N=4 super-Yang-Mills on Riemann surfaces, and construct their gravity duals.

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@article{arxiv.1211.4030,
  title  = {Exact two-dimensional superconformal R-symmetry and c-extremization},
  author = {Francesco Benini and Nikolay Bobev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.4030},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

4 pages; v2: minor modifications and refs updated

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