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Superspace conformal field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-09-24 v2 Representation Theory

Abstract

Conformal sigma models and WZW models on coset superspaces provide important examples of logarithmic conformal field theories. They possess many applications to problems in string and condensed matter theory. We review recent results and developments, including the general construction of WZW models on type I supergroups, the classification of conformal sigma models and their embedding into string theory.

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@article{arxiv.1307.7724,
  title  = {Superspace conformal field theory},
  author = {Thomas Quella and Volker Schomerus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.7724},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

50 pages; one table; several figures; Invited Review for a Special Edition of Journal of Physics A on Logarithmic Conformal Field Theory; v2: Included more explicit reference to superconformal Lie algebras

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