1/4 BPS String Junctions and $N^3$ Problem in 6-dim (2,0) Superconformal Theories
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-05-28 v2 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We explore 1/4 BPS objects in the Coulomb phase of the ADE-type 6-dim (2,0) superconformal theories. By using the previous work on the junctions of strings in 5-dim gauge theories and 6-dim superconformal theories, we count the number of 1/4 BPS objects, which are made of waves on selfdual strings and junctions of selfdual strings and show that for all cases the number matches exactly one third of the anomaly constant which is the product of dimension and dual Coxeter number . This suggests the long sought after degrees of freedom are these 1/4 BPS objects at least in the Coulomb phase.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1105.5073,
title = {1/4 BPS String Junctions and $N^3$ Problem in 6-dim (2,0) Superconformal Theories},
author = {Stefano Bolognesi and Kimyeong Lee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.5073},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
13 pages, 8 figures, jhep-style, references added