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Supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory in presence of a boundary in the light-like direction

VOHÁNKA, Jiří and M. FAIZAL

Basic information

Original name

Supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory in presence of a boundary in the light-like direction

Authors

VOHÁNKA, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and M. FAIZAL (124 Canada)

Edition

Nuclear Physics B, AMSTERDAM, North Holland, 2016, 0550-3213

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10301 Atomic, molecular and chemical physics

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.678

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00094240

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000371360900013

Keywords in English

FERMIONIC STRINGS; SUPERGRAVITY; FORMALISM; TERMS

Tags

Změněno: 11/5/2017 15:21, Ing. Andrea Mikešková

Abstract

V originále

In this paper, we will analyze a three dimensional supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory on a manifold with a boundary. The boundary we will consider in this paper will be defined by n . x = 0, where n is a light-like vector. It will be demonstrated that this boundary is preserved under the action of the SIM(1) subgroup of the Lorentz group. Furthermore, the presence of this boundary will break half of the supersymmetry of the original theory. As the original Chern-Simons theory had N = 1 supersymmetry in absence of a boundary, it will only have N = 1/2 supersymmetry in presence of this boundary. We will also observe that the Chern-Simons theory can be made gauge invariant by introducing new degrees of freedom on the boundary. The gauge transformation of these new degrees of freedom will exactly cancel the boundary term obtained from the gauge transformation of the Chern-Simons theory. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.