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N=2 Supersymmetric Dynamics for Pedestrians

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Title/Author:	N=2 Supersymmetric Dynamics for Pedestrians/ by Yuji Tachikawa.
Author:	Tachikawa, Yuji.
Description:	XVIII, 224 p. 122 illus.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Quantum field theory. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08822-8
ISBN:	9783319088228

N=2 Supersymmetric Dynamics for Pedestrians
Tachikawa, Yuji.

N=2 Supersymmetric Dynamics for Pedestrians[electronic resource] /by Yuji Tachikawa. - 1st ed. 2015. - XVIII, 224 p. 122 illus.online resource. - Lecture Notes in Physics,8900075-8450 ;. - Lecture Notes in Physics,891.

Introduction -- Electromagnetic Duality and monopoles -- N=2 Multiplets and Lagrangians -- Renormalization and Anomaly -- Seiberg-Witten Solution to Pure SU(2) Theory -- SU(2) Theory With one Flavor -- Curves and 6d N=2;0) theory -- Higgs Brances and Hyperkähler Manifolds -- SU (2) Theory With 2 and 3 Flavors -- SU (2) Theory With 4 Flavors and Gaiotto`s Duality -- Argyres-Douglas CFTs -- Theories With Other Simple Gauge Groups -- Argyres-Seiberg-Gaiotto Duality for SU (N) Theory -- Conclusions and Further Directions -- Prepotential and the Instanton Computation -- The Zoo of N=2 Theories.

Understanding the dynamics of gauge theories is crucial, given the fact that all known interactions are based on the principle of local gauge symmetry. Beyond the perturbative regime, however, this is a notoriously difficult problem. Requiring invariance under supersymmetry turns out to be a suitable tool for analyzing supersymmetric gauge theories over a larger region of the space of parameters. Supersymmetric quantum field theories in four dimensions with extended N=2 supersymmetry are further constrained and have therefore been a fertile field of research in theoretical physics for quite some time. Moreover, there are far-reaching mathematical ramifications that have led to a successful dialogue with differential and algebraic geometry. These lecture notes aim to introduce students of modern theoretical physics to the fascinating developments in the understanding of N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories in a coherent fashion. Starting with a gentle introduction to electric-magnetic duality, the author guides readers through the key milestones in the field, which include the work of Seiberg and Witten, Nekrasov, Gaiotto and many others. As an advanced graduate level text, it assumes that readers have a working knowledge of supersymmetry including the formalism of superfields, as well as of quantum field theory techniques such as regularization, renormalization and anomalies. After his graduation from the University of Tokyo, Yuji Tachikawa worked at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton and the Kavli Institute for Physics and Mathematics of the Universe. Presently at the Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tachikawa is the author of several important papers in supersymmetric quantum field theories and string theory.

ISBN: 9783319088228

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-08822-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Quantum field theory.

LC Class. No.: QC174.45-174.52

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