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The Quantum Geometry of N=(2,2) Non-Linear Sigma-Models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We consider a general N=(2,2) non-linear sigma-model in (2,2) superspace. Depending on the details of the complex structures involved, an off-shell description can be given in terms of chiral, twisted chiral and semi-chiral superfields. Using superspace techniques, we derive the conditions the potential has to satisfy in order to be ultra-violet finite at one loop. We pay particular attention to the effects due to the presence of semi-chiral superfields. A complete description of N=(2,2) strings follows from this.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9706218,
  title  = {The Quantum Geometry of N=(2,2) Non-Linear Sigma-Models},
  author = {M. T. Grisaru and M. Massar and A. Sevrin and J. Troost},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9706218},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, Latex