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Higher-Derivative Terms in N=2 SUSY Effective Actions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-08-23 v1

Abstract

Harmonic superspace can be used to construct higher derivative terms in N=2 supersymmetric effective actions despite the infinite redundancy in their description due to the infinite number of auxiliary fields. We are able to write down all of the 3- and 4-derivative terms on the Higgs, Coulomb, and mixed branches, modulo the possible existence of superspace Chern-Simons-like terms, which we discuss. Many of the terms we find are holomorphic, and at least one is shown to not receive quantum corrections.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0402203,
  title  = {Higher-Derivative Terms in N=2 SUSY Effective Actions},
  author = {Philip C. Argyres and Adel M. Awad and Gregory A. Braun and F. Paul Esposito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0402203},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

5 pages. Talk given at SUSY '03 and QTS3 by G. Braun

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