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Instantons, Higher-Derivative Terms, and Nonrenormalization Theorems in Supersymmetric Gauge Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We discuss the contribution of ADHM multi-instantons to the higher-derivative terms in the gradient expansion along the Coulomb branch of N=2 and N=4 supersymmetric SU(2) gauge theories. In particular, using simple scaling arguments, we confirm the Dine-Seiberg nonperturbative nonrenormalization theorems for the 4-derivative/8-fermion term in the two finite theories (N=4, and N=2 with N_F=4).

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9706007,
  title  = {Instantons, Higher-Derivative Terms, and Nonrenormalization Theorems in Supersymmetric Gauge Theories},
  author = {N. Dorey and V. V. Khoze and M. P. Mattis and M. J. Slater and W. A. Weir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9706007},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, uses harvmac