On $T\bar{T}$ deformations and supersymmetry
Abstract
We investigate the "" deformations of two-dimensional supersymmetric quantum field theories. More precisely, we show that, by using the conservation equations for the supercurrent multiplet, the deforming operator can be constructed as a supersymmetric descendant. Here we focus on and supersymmetry. As an example, we analyse in detail the deformation of a free supersymmetric action. We also argue that the link between and string theory can be extended to superstrings: by analysing the light-cone gauge fixing for superstrings in flat space, we show the correspondence of the string action to the deformation of a free theory of eight scalar multiplets on the nose. We comment on how these constructions relate to the geometrical interpretations of deformations that have recently been discussed in the literature.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1811.00533,
title = {On $T\bar{T}$ deformations and supersymmetry},
author = {Marco Baggio and Alessandro Sfondrini and Gabriele Tartaglino-Mazzucchelli and Harriet Walsh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.00533},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
V3: comments, references, and a new subsection 2.5 added; version to appear in JHEP; 29 pages