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Hidden supersymmetry and Berezin quantization of N=2, D=3 spinning superparticles

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

The first quantized theory of N=2, D=3 massive superparticles with arbitrary fixed central charge and (half)integer or fractional superspin is constructed. The quantum states are realized on the fields carrying a finite dimensional, or a unitary infinite dimensional representation of the supergroups OSp(2|2) or SU(1,1|2). The construction originates from quantization of a classical model of the superparticle we suggest. The physical phase space of the classical superparticle is embedded in a symplectic superspace T(R1,2)×L12T^\ast({R}^{1,2})\times{L}^{1|2}, where the inner K\"ahler supermanifold L12=OSp(22)/[U(1)×U(1)]=SU(1,12)/[U(22)×U(1)]{L}^{1|2}=OSp(2|2)/[U(1)\times U(1)]=SU(1,1|2)/[U(2|2)\times U(1)] provides the particle with superspin degrees of freedom. We find the relationship between Hamiltonian generators of the global Poincar\'e supersymmetry and the ``internal'' SU(1,1|2) one. Quantization of the superparticle combines the Berezin quantization on L12{L}^{1|2} and the conventional Dirac quantization with respect to space-time degrees of freedom. Surprisingly, to retain the supersymmetry, quantum corrections are required for the classical N=2 supercharges as compared to the conventional Berezin method. These corrections are derived and the Berezin correspondence principle for L12{L}^{1|2} underlying their origin is verified. The model admits a smooth contraction to the N=1 supersymmetry in the BPS limit.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9809104,
  title  = {Hidden supersymmetry and Berezin quantization of N=2, D=3 spinning superparticles},
  author = {I. V. Gorbunov and S. L. Lyakhovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9809104},
  year   = {2009}
}

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