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Seiberg-Witten theory and modular lambda function

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-01-14 v4

Abstract

In this paper, we will apply the tools from number theory and modular forms to the study of the Seiberg-Witten theory. We will express the holomorphic functions a,aDa, a_D, which generate the lattice Z=nea+nmaD,(ne,nm)Z2Z=n_e a+n_m a_D, (n_e, n_m) \in \mathbb{Z}^2 of central charges, in terms of the periods of the Legendre family of elliptic curves. Thus we will be able to compute the transformations of the quotient aD/aa_D/a under the action of the modular group PSL(2,Z)\text{PSL}(2,\mathbb{Z}). We will show the Schwarzian derivative of the quotient aD/aa_D/a with respect to the complexified coupling constant is given by the theta functions. We will also compute the scalar curvature of the moduli space of the N=2N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory, which is shown to be asymptotically flat near the perturbative limit.

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@article{arxiv.1912.01121,
  title  = {Seiberg-Witten theory and modular lambda function},
  author = {Wenzhe Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.01121},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

17 pages. Correct several typos and errors

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