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Localization of supersymmetric field theories on non-compact hyperbolic three-manifolds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-04-05 v3

Abstract

We study supersymmetric gauge theories with an R-symmetry, defined on non-compact, hyperbolic, Riemannian three-manifolds, focusing on the case of a supersymmetry-preserving quotient of Euclidean AdS3_3. We compute the exact partition function in these theories, using the method of localization, thus reducing the problem to the computation of one-loop determinants around a supersymmetric locus. We evaluate the one-loop determinants employing three different techniques: an index theorem, the method of pairing of eigenvalues, and the heat kernel method. Along the way, we discuss aspects of supersymmetry in manifolds with a conformal boundary, including supersymmetric actions and boundary conditions.

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@article{arxiv.1609.08071,
  title  = {Localization of supersymmetric field theories on non-compact hyperbolic three-manifolds},
  author = {Benjamin Assel and Dario Martelli and Sameer Murthy and Daisuke Yokoyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.08071},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

v3:79p, minor clarifications and references added