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Superconformal algebras and holomorphic field theories

Mathematical Physics 2021-11-05 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We show that four-dimensional superconformal algebras admit an infinite-dimensional derived enhancement after performing a holomorphic twist. The type of higher symmetry algebras we find are closely related to algebras studied by Faonte-Hennion-Kapranov, Hennion-Kapranov, and the second author with Gwilliam in the context of holomorphic QFT. We show that these algebras are related to the two-dimensional chiral algebras extracted from four-dimensional superconformal theories by Beem and collaborators; further deforming by a superconformal element induces the Koszul resolution of a plane in C2R4\mathbb{C}^2 \cong \mathbb{R}^4. The central charges at the level of chiral algebras arise from central extensions of the higher symmetry algebras.

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@article{arxiv.1910.04120,
  title  = {Superconformal algebras and holomorphic field theories},
  author = {Ingmar Saberi and Brian R. Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.04120},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

59 pages, two figures. v. 3: major edits to prepare for journal submission