Supersymmetry Algebra Research Articles

Smooth modules of the super [formula omitted]-algebra [formula omitted] of Neveu-Schwarz type

In this paper, we explore the super W-algebra SW(32,32) of Neveu-Schwarz type denoted by L, which serves as a supersymmetric conformal algebra. Our investigation focuses on the analysis of simple smooth modules including the Whittaker modules and the highest weight modules over L. Specifically, we utilize simple modules from finite-dimensional solvable Lie superalgebras to construct a multitude of simple smooth modules over L. Additionally, we provide several equivalent descriptions for simple smooth modules over L.

Beyond the tensionless limit: integrability in the symmetric orbifold

The symmetric orbifold of \U0001d54b4 is exactly dual to string theory on AdS3 × S3 × \U0001d54b4 with minimal (k = 1) NS-NS flux. In this paper we study the perturbation of the symmetric orbifold that is dual to switching on R-R flux, and hence to deforming the theory away from the tensionless point. More specifically, we determine systematically the action of a centrally extended supersymmetry algebra on the CFT states, and deduce from it the anomalous conformal dimensions. In the w-twisted sector with large w the structure is similar to what was found for N\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$ \\mathcal{N} $$\\end{document} = 4 SYM: the basic excitations are multi-magnons whose individual dispersion relation is fixed by symmetry, and the comparison with the BMN answer suggests that the result is true to all orders in perturbation theory. Finally we show that the multi-magnon states interact via an integrable S-matrix and possess a natural family of bound states.

Magnetic charges for the graviton

Symmetries and conserved charges are investigated for linearised gravity and its dual formulation in terms of the dual graviton field. Conserved charges are constructed for the dual graviton theory that are associated with invariances of the dual graviton theory. These invariances arise for gauge parameters that are certain generalised Killing tensors. These electric-type charges for the dual graviton are then shown to give magnetic-type charges for the graviton. One of the magnetic-type gravitational charges obtained in this way is the linearisation of the gravitational charge in d ≥ 5 dimensions that arises as a central charge in the supersymmetry algebra and is carried by Kaluza-Klein monopoles. Solutions of linearised gravity carrying the magnetic gravitational charges are discussed. The application of the approach used here to other gauge theories is discussed.

Supersymmetric Casimir energy on N\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$ \\mathcal{N} $$\\end{document} = 1 conformal supergravity backgrounds

We provide a first principles derivation of the supersymmetric Casimir energy of N\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$ \\mathcal{N} $$\\end{document} = 1 SCFTs in four dimensions using the supercharge algebra on general conformal supergravity backgrounds that admit Killing spinors. The superconformal Ward identities imply that there exists a continuous family of conserved R-currents on supersymmetric backgrounds, as well as a continuous family of conserved currents for each conformal Killing vector. These continuous families interpolate between the consistent and covariant R-current and energy-momentum tensor. The resulting Casimir energy, therefore, depends on two continuous parameters corresponding to the choice of conserved currents used to define the energy and R-charge. This ambiguity is in addition to any possible scheme dependence due to local terms in the effective action. As an application, we evaluate the general expression for the supersymmetric Casimir energy we obtain on a family of backgrounds with the cylinder topology ℝ × S3 and admitting a single Majorana supercharge. Our result is a direct consequence of the supersymmetry algebra, yet it resembles more known expressions for the non-supersymmetric Casimir energy on such backgrounds and differs from the supersymmetric Casimir energy obtained from the zero temperature limit of supersymmetric partition functions. We defer a thorough analysis of the relation between these results to future work.

The Critical Groups of Adinkras Up to 2-Rank of Cayley Graphs

Adinkras are graphical gadgets introduced by physicists to study supersymmetry, which can be thought of as the Cayley graphs for supersymmetry algebras. Improving the result of Iga et al., we determine the critical group of an Adinkra given the $2$-rank of the Laplacian of the underlying Cayley graph. As a corollary, we show that the critical group is independent of the signature of the Adinkra. The proof uses the monodromy pairing on these critical groups.

$ \mathcal{N} = 2 $ double graded supersymmetric quantum mechanics via dimensional reduction

<abstract><p>We presented a novel $ \mathcal{N} = 2 $ $ \mathbb{Z}_2^2 $-graded supersymmetric quantum mechanics ($ {\mathbb{Z}_2^2} $-SQM) which has different features from those introduced so far. It is a two-dimensional (two-particle) system and was the first example of the quantum mechanical realization of an eight-dimensional irreducible representation (irrep) of the $ \mathcal{N} = 2 $ $ \mathbb{Z}_2^2 $-supersymmetry algebra. The $ {\mathbb{Z}_2^2} $-SQM was obtained by quantizing the one-dimensional classical system derived by dimensional reduction from the two-dimensional $ {\mathbb{Z}_2^2} $-supersymmetric Lagrangian of $ \mathcal{N} = 1 $, which we constructed in our previous work. The ground states of the $ {\mathbb{Z}_2^2} $-SQM were also investigated.</p></abstract>

Irreducible representations of $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$-graded supersymmetry algebra and their applications

We give a brief review on recent developments of \mathbb{Z}_2^nℤ2n-graded symmetry in physics in which hidden \mathbb{Z}_2^nℤ2n-graded symmetries and \mathbb{Z}_2^nℤ2n-graded extensions of known systems are discussed. This elucidates physical relevance of the \mathbb{Z}_2^nℤ2n-graded algebras. As an example of physically interesting algebra, we take \mathbb{Z}_2^2ℤ22-graded supersymmetry (SUSY) algebras and consider their irreducible representations (irreps). A list of irreps for N = 1, 2N=1,2 algebras is presented and as an application of the irreps, \mathbb{Z}_2^2ℤ22-graded SUSY classical actions are constructed.

Vanishing Love numbers of black holes in general relativity: From spacetime conformal symmetry of a two-dimensional reduced geometry

We study the underlying structure of the vanishing of the Love numbers of both Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes in terms of spacetime conformal symmetry in a unified manner for the static spin-$s$ fields. The perturbations can be reduced with the harmonic decomposition to a set of infinite static scalar fields in a two-dimensional anti--de Sitter spacetime $({\text{AdS}}_{2})$. In the reduced system, each scalar field is paired with another, implying that all multipole modes of the perturbation can be regarded as symmetric partners, which can be understood from the property of the supersymmetry algebra. The generator of the supersymmetric structure is constructed from a closed conformal Killing vector field of ${\text{AdS}}_{2}$. The associated conserved quantity allows one to show no static response, i.e., vanishing of the Love and dissipation numbers. We also discuss the vanishing Love numbers of the Kerr black hole with the nonzero dissipation numbers for the nonaxisymmetric perturbations in terms of a radial constant found in a parallel manner as the axisymmetric field case even though the interpretation for the structure is controversial. The symmetric structure corresponds to the ``ladder'' symmetry in [Hui et al., J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 01 (2022) 032] although the geometrical origin is different. Our ladder operator includes the generators of hidden symmetries in previous works.

Super Cartan Geometry and the Super Ashtekar Connection

This work is devoted to the geometric approach to supergravity. More precisely, we interpret mathcal {N}=1, D=4 supergravity as a super Cartan geometry which provides a link between supergravity and Yang–Mills theory. To this end, we first review important aspects of the theory of supermanifolds and we establish a link between various different approaches. We then introduce super Cartan geometries using the concept of so-called enriched categories. This, among other things, will enable us to implement anticommutative fermionic fields. We will then also show that non-extended D=4 supergravity naturally arises in this framework. Finally, using this gauge-theoretic interpretation as well as the chiral structure of the underlying supersymmetry algebra, we will derive graded analoga of Ashtekar’s self-dual variables and interpret them in terms of generalized super Cartan connections. This gives canonical chiral supergravity the structure of a Yang–Mills theory with gauge supergroup similar to the self-dual variables in ordinary first-order Einstein gravity. We then construct the parallel transport map corresponding to the super connection in mathematical rigorous way using again enriched categories. This provides the possibility of quantizing gravity and matter degrees of freedom in loop quantum gravity in a unified way.Kindly check and confirm inserted city and country name are correctly identified.City and country name are correct.

Lie super-bialgebra structures on the two dimensional supersymmetric Galilean conformal algebra

Let be the two dimensional supersymmetric Galilean conformal algebra. In this paper, we obtain that Lie superalgebra admits only triangular coboundary Lie super-bialgebra structures and the proof is mainly based on the computation of the first cohomology group of with coefficients in the tensor product of its adjoint module.

Supersymmetric algebra of the massive supermembrane

In this paper, we obtain the explicit expression of the supersymmetric algebra associated with the recently proposed massive supermembrane including all surface terms. We formulate the theory as the limit of a supermembrane on a genus-two compact Riemann surface when one of the handles becomes a string attached to a torus. The formulation reduces to a supermembrane on a punctured torus with a “string spike” (in the sense of [1]), attached to it. In this limit, we identify all surface terms of the algebra and give the explicit expression of the Hamiltonian in agreement with the previous formulation of it. The symmetry under area preserving diffeomorphisms, connected and nonconnected to the identity, is also discussed. Only parabolic Sl(2,Z) discrete symmetries are preserved.

Exploring 2 + 2 answers to 3 + 1 questions

We explore potential uses of physics formulated in Kleinian (i.e. 2 + 2) signature spacetimes as a tool for understanding properties of physics in Lorentzian (i.e. 3 + 1) signature. Much as Euclidean (i.e. 4 + 0) signature quantities can be used to formally construct the ground state wavefunction of a Lorentzian signature quantum field theory, a similar analytic continuation to Kleinian signature constructs a state of low particle flux in the direction of analytic continuation. There is also a natural supersymmetry algebra available in 2 + 2 signature, which serves to constrain the structure of correlation functions. Spontaneous breaking of Lorentz symmetry can produce various [Formula: see text] supersymmetry algebras that in 3 + 1 signature correspond to nonsupersymmetric systems. We speculate on the possible role of these structures in addressing the cosmological constant problem.

Constraints in the BV formalism: Six-dimensional supersymmetry and its twists

We formulate the abelian six-dimensional N=(2,0) theory perturbatively, in a generalization of the Batalin–Vilkovisky formalism. Using this description, we compute the holomorphic and non-minimal twists at the perturbative level. This calculation hinges on the existence of an L∞ action of the supersymmetry algebra on the abelian tensor multiplet, which we describe in detail. Our formulation appears naturally in the pure spinor superfield formalism, but understanding it requires developing a presymplectic generalization of the BV formalism, inspired by Dirac's theory of constraints. The holomorphic twist consists of symplectic-valued holomorphic bosons from the N=(1,0) hypermultiplet, together with a degenerate holomorphic theory of holomorphic one-forms from the N=(1,0) tensor multiplet, which can be seen to describe the infinitesimal intermediate Jacobian variety. We check that our formulation and our results match with known ones under various dimensional reductions, as well as comparing the holomorphic twist to Kodaira–Spencer theory. Matching our formalism to five-dimensional Yang–Mills theory after reduction leads to some issues related to electric–magnetic duality; we offer some speculation on a nonperturbative resolution.

String junctions suspended between giants

We construct (p, q) string junction solutions suspended between both sphere and AdS giant gravitons in AdS5 × S5. Our results extend easily to more general half BPS geometries of LLM type. These carry angular momentum in the directions of the worldvolume of the giant gravitons. We argue that these are charged under a central extension of the supersymmetry algebra similar to the one that has appeared in the works of Beisert for the mathcal{N} = 4 spin chain. We also argue that they are BPS with respect to this central extension. We show that apart from some kinematical details, the junctions end up solving the same minimization problem that appears in the Coulomb branch of mathcal{N} = 4 SYM. Their mass and shape is independent of the angular momentum Q that the junction carries.

Maximally Twisted Eleven-Dimensional Supergravity

We perform the maximal twist of eleven-dimensional supergravity. This twist is partially topological and exists on manifolds of G_2 times SU(2) holonomy. Our derivation starts with an explicit description of the Batalin–Vilkovisky complex associated to the three-form multiplet in the pure spinor superfield formalism. We then determine the L_infty module structure of the supersymmetry algebra on the component fields. We twist the theory by modifying the differential of the Batalin–Vilkovisky complex to incorporate the action of a scalar supercharge. We find that the resulting free twisted theory is given by the tensor product of the de Rham and Dolbeault complexes of the respective G_2 and SU(2) holonomy manifolds as conjectured by Costello.

Kaluza–Klein reductions of maximally supersymmetric five-dimensional Lorentzian spacetimes

A recent study of filtered deformations of (graded subalgebras of) the minimal five-dimensional Poincaré superalgebra resulted in two classes of maximally supersymmetric spacetimes. One class are the well-known maximally supersymmetric backgrounds of minimal five-dimensional supergravity, whereas the other class does not seem to be related to supergravity. This paper is a study of the Kaluza–Klein (KK) reductions to four dimensions of this latter class of maximally supersymmetric spacetimes. We classify the Lorentzian and Riemannian KK reductions of these backgrounds, determine the fraction of the supersymmetry preserved under the reduction and in most cases determine explicitly the geometry of the four-dimensional quotient. Among the many supersymmetric quotients found, we highlight a number of novel non-homogeneous four-dimensional Lorentzian spacetimes admitting N = 1 supersymmetry, whose supersymmetry algebra is not a filtered deformation of any graded subalgebra of the four-dimensional N = 1 Poincaré superalgebra. Any of these four-dimensional Lorentzian spacetimes may serve as the arena for the construction of new rigidly supersymmetric field theories.

Li filtrations of SUSY vertex algebras

Any vertex algebra has a canonical decreasing filtration, called the Li filtration, whose associated graded space has a natural structure of a vertex Poisson algebra. In this note, we introduce an analogous filtration for any SUSY vertex algebra, which was introduced by Heluani and Kac as a superfield formalism for supersymmetric vertex algebras. We prove that the associated graded superspace of our filtration has a structure of a SUSY vertex Poisson algebra. We also introduce and discuss related notions, such as Zhu’s \(C_2\)-Poisson superalgebras, associated superschemes, and singular supports, for SUSY vertex algebras.

Irreducible representations of Z22-graded N=2 supersymmetry algebra and Z22-graded supermechanics

Irreducible representations (irreps) of Z22-graded supersymmetry algebra of N=2 are obtained by the method of induced representation, and they are used to derive Z22-graded supersymmetric classical actions. The irreps are four-dimensional for λ = 0, where λ is an eigenvalue of the Casimir element, and eight-dimensional for λ ≠ 0. The eight-dimensional irreps reduce to four-dimensional ones only when λ and an eigenvalue of Hamiltonian satisfy a particular relation. The reduced four-dimensional irreps are used to define Z22-graded supersymmetry transformations, and two types of classical actions invariant under the transformations are presented. It is shown that one of the Noether charges vanishes if all the variables of specific Z22-degree are auxiliary.

A taxonomy of twists of supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory

We give a complete classification of twists of supersymmetric Yang–Mills theories in dimensions \(2\le n \le 10\). We formulate supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory classically using the BV formalism, and then we construct an action of the supersymmetry algebra using the language of \(L_\infty \) algebras. For each orbit in the space of square-zero supercharges in the supersymmetry algebra, under the action of the spin group and the group of R-symmetries, we give a description of the corresponding twisted theory. These twists can be described in terms of mixed holomorphic-topological versions of Chern–Simons and BF theory.

Witten index for weak supersymmetric systems: Invariance under deformations

When a 4D supersymmetric theory is placed on [Formula: see text], the supersymmetric algebra is necessarily modified to [Formula: see text] and we are dealing with a weak supersymmetric system. For such systems, the excited states of the Hamiltonian are not all paired. As a result, the Witten index [Formula: see text] is no longer an integer number, but a [Formula: see text]-dependent function. However, this function stays invariant under deformations of the theory that keep the supersymmetry algebra intact. Based on the Hilbert space analysis, we give a simple general proof of this fact. We then show how this invariance works for two simplest weak supersymmetric quantum mechanical systems involving a real or a complex bosonic degree of freedom.