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The two-twistor formulation of particle mechanics in D-dimensional anti-de Sitter space for D=4,5,7, which linearises invariance under the AdS isometry group Sp(4;K) for K=R,C,H, is generalized to the massless N-extended "spinning…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-02-14 Alex S. Arvanitakis , Alec E. Barns-Graham , Paul K. Townsend

We propose N=4 twisted superspace formalism in four dimensions by introducing Dirac-Kahler twist. In addition to the BRST charge as a scalar counter part of twisted supercharge we find vector and tensor twisted supercharges. By introducing…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Junji Kato , Noboru Kawamoto , Akiko Miyake

By generalizing and extending some of the earlier results derived by Manin and Merkulov, a twistor description is given of four-dimensional N-extended (gauged) self-dual supergravity with and without cosmological constant. Starting from the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Martin Wolf

We develop a manifest supertwistor space formalism for three dimensional $\mathcal{N}=1, 2,3,4$ superconformal field theories. This formalism simultaneously makes manifest the supersymmetry, conformal invariance and conservation. We solve…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-27 Aswini Bala , Sachin Jain , Dhruva K. S. , Deep Mazumdar , Vibhor Singh , Brijesh Thakkar

The new principle of constrained twistor-like variables is proposed for construction of the Cartan 1-forms on the worldsheet of the D=3,4,6 bosonic strings. The corresponding equations of motion are derived. Among them there are two…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 A. A. Kapustnikov , S. A. Ulanov

I present a twistor action functional for null 2-surfaces (null strings) in 4D Minkowski spacetime. The proposed formulation is reparametrization invariant and free of algebraic and differential constraints. Proposed approach results in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-12-14 Kost' Ilyenko

In $D=3,4,6$ and 10 space--time dimensions considered is a string model invariant under transformations of $N=1$ space--time supersymmetry and $n=D-2$ local worldsheet supersymmetry with the both Virasoro constraints solved in the twistor…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Igor A. Bandos , Martin Cederwall , Dmitrij P. Sorokin , Dmitrij V. Volkov

A twistorial formulation of the N=1 D=4 superparticle with tensorial central charges describing massive and massless cases in uniform manner is given. The twistors resolve energy-momentum vector whereas the tensorial central charges are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Fedoruk , V. G. Zima

We formulate target space duality symmetry of NSR superstring from the perspectives of worldsheet. The worldsheet action is presented in the superspace formalism in the presence of massless backgrounds. We start from a ${\hat…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-04 Jnanadeva Maharana

We present the N=4 superspace constraints for the two-dimensional (2d) off-shell (4,4) supergravity with the superfield strengths expressed in terms of a (4,4) twisted (scalar) multiplet TM-I, as well as the corresponding component results,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 Sergei V. Ketov , Christine Unkmeir , Sven-Olaf Moch

Witten has recently proposed a string theory in twistor space whose D-instanton contributions are conjectured to compute N=4 super-Yang-Mills scattering amplitudes. An alternative string theory in twistor space was then proposed whose open…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Nathan Berkovits , Lubos Motl

Twistor space constructions and actions are given for full Yang-Mills and conformal gravity using almost complex structures that are not, in general, integrable. These are used as the basis of a derivation of the twistor-string generating…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 L. J. Mason

We define twistorial topological strings by considering tt* geometry of the 4d N=2 supersymmetric theories on the Nekrasov-Shatashvili half-Omega background, which leads to quantization of the associated hyperKahler geometries. We show that…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-12-17 Sergio Cecotti , Andrew Neitzke , Cumrun Vafa

Gauge-invariant twistor variables are found for the massive spinning particle with N-extended local worldline supersymmetry, in spacetime dimensions D=3,4,6. The twistor action is manifestly Lorentz invariant but the anticommuting spin…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-01-20 Luca Mezincescu , Alasdair J. Routh , Paul K. Townsend

In superstring theory spin structures are present on both the 2-dimensional worldsheet and 10-dimensional spacetime. We present a new proposal for the B-field in superstring theory and demonstrate its interaction with worldsheet spin…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-07-29 Jacques Distler , Daniel S. Freed , Gregory W. Moore

A Closed string field theory action is formulated for $\mathcal N$ =8 self-dual supergravity which is off-shell and Lorentz covariant. The bosonic truncation in the quantum field theory limit gives the Plebanski type of action in the super…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-03-18 Satchidananda Naik

In this talk new formulations of the Green--Schwarz heterotic strings in $D$ dimensions that involve commuting spinors, are reviewed. These models are invariant under $n$--extended, world sheet supersymmetry as well as under $N=1$, target…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Tonin

We derive twistorial tensionful bosonic string action by considering on the world sheet the canonical twistorial 2-form in two-twistor space. We demonstrate the equivalence of or model to two known momentum formulations of D=4 bosonic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Sergey Fedoruk , Jerzy Lukierski

We construct a unique (2,0) supersymmetric action in six dimensions, describing a tensor multiplet interacting with a self-dual string. It is a sum of four terms: A free kinetic term for the tensor multiplet fields integrated over Minkowski…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Par Arvidsson , Erik Flink , Mans Henningson

We construct a class of superstring solutions in non trivial space-time. The existence of an $N=4$ world-sheet superconformal symmetry stabilizes our solutions under perturbative string loop corrections and implies in target space some…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 C. Kounnas