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E. Ivanov

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arXiv2000

N=2 and N=4 supersymmetric Born-Infeld theories from nonlinear realizations

Starting from nonlinear realizations of the partially broken central-charge extended N=4 and N=8 Poincaré supersymmetries in D=4, we derive the superfield equations of N=2 and N=4 Born-Infeld theories. The basic objects are the bosonic Goldstone N=2 and N=4 superfields associated with the central charge generators. By construction, the equations are manifestly N=2 and N=4 supersymmetric and enjoy covariance under another nonlinearly realized half of the original supersymmetries. They provide a manifestly worldvolume supersymmetric static-gauge description of D3-branes in D=6 and D=10. For the N=2 case we find, to lowest orders, the equivalence transformation to the standard N=2 Maxwell superfield strength and restore, up to the sixth order, the off-shell N=2 Born-Infeld action with the second hidden N=2 supersymmetry.

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arXiv2000

Double-vector multiplet and partially broken N=4, d=3 supersymmetry

We elaborate on a new N=2, d=3 supermultiplet (double-vector multiplet) with a non-trivial off-shell realization of the central charge. Its bosonic sector comprises two abelian gauge vector fields forming an SO(2) vector. We present a superfield formulation of this multiplet in the central-charge extended N=2, d=3 superspace and then employ it, in the framework of the nonlinear realizations approach, as the Goldstone one for the partial breaking N=4 -> N=2 in three dimensions. The covariant equations of motion for the self-interacting Goldstone superfield arise as a natural generalization of the free ones and are interpreted as the worldvolume supersymmetric form of the equations of motion of a N=4 D2-brane. For the vector fields we find a coupled nonlinear system of Born-Infeld type and demonstrate its dual equivalence to the d=5 membrane. The double-vector multiplet can be fused with some extra N=2, d=3 multiplet to form an off-shell N=4, d=3 supermultiplet.

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arXiv2000

N=(4,4), 2D supergravity in SU(2)xSU(2) harmonic superspace

We work out the basics of conformal $N=(4,4)$, 2D supergravity in the $N=(4,4)$, 2D analytic harmonic superspace with two independent sets of harmonic variables. We define the relevant most general analytic superspace diffeomorphism group and show that in the flat limit it goes over into the ``large'' $N=(4,4)$, 2D superconformal group. The basic objects of the supergravity considered are analytic vielbeins covariantizing two analyticity-preserving harmonic derivatives. For self-consistency they should be constrained in a certain way. We solve the constraints and show that the remaining irreducible field content in a WZ gauge amounts to a new short $N=(4,4)$ Weyl supermultiplet. As in the previously known cases, it involves no auxiliary fields and the number of remaining components in it coincides with the number of residual gauge invariances. We discuss various truncations of this ``master'' conformal supergravity group and its compensations via couplings to $N=(4,4)$ superconformal matter multiplets. Besides recovering the standard minimal off-shell $N=(4,4)$ conformal and Poincaré supergravity multiplets, we find, at the linearized level, several new off-shell gauge representations.

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arXiv2000

Superworldvolume dynamics of superbranes from nonlinear realizations

Based on the concept of the partial breaking of global supersymmetry (PBGS), we derive the worldvolume superfield equations of motion for $N=1, D=4$ supermembrane, as well as for the space-time filling D2- and D3-branes, from nonlinear realizations of the corresponding supersymmetries. We argue that it is of no need to take care of the relevant automorphism groups when being interested in the dynamical equations. This essentially facilitates computations. As a by-product, we obtain a new polynomial representation for the $d=3,4$ Born-Infeld equations, with merely a cubic nonlinearity.

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arXiv1999

1/4 PBGS and Superparticle Actions

We construct the worldline superfield massive superparticle actions which preserve 1/4 portion of the underlying higher-dimensional supersymmetry. We consider the cases of N=4/N=1 and N=8/N=2 partial breaking. In the first case we present the corresponding Green-Schwarz type target superspace action with one kappa supersymmetry. In the second case we find out two possibilities, one of which is a direct generalization of the N=4/N=1 case, while another is essentially different.

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arXiv1999

1/4 Partial Breaking of Global Supersymmetry and New Superparticle Actions

We construct the worldline superfield massive superparticle actions which preserve 1/4 portion of the underlying higher-dimensional supersymmetry. The rest of supersymmetry is spontaneously broken and realized by nonlinear transformations. We consider the cases of N=4 to N=1 and N=8 to N=2 partial breaking. In the first case we present the corresponding Green-Schwarz type target superspace action with one $κ$-supersymmetry. It is related to the superfield action via a field redefinition. In the second case we find out two possible models, one of which is a direct generalization of the N=4 to N=1 case, while another is essentially different. For the first model we formulate Green-Schwarz type action with two kappa supersymmetries. We elaborate on the bosonic part of the superfield action for the second model and find that only in two special limits it takes the standard Nambu-Goto form. In the general case it is determined by a fourth-order algebraic equation. The characteristic common feature of these new superparticle models is that the algebras of their spontaneously broken supersymmetries are non-trivial truncations of the general extensions of N=1 and N=2 Poincare D=4 superalgebras by tensorial central charges.

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arXiv1999

N=4 Sugawara construction on affine sl(2|1), sl(3) and mKdV-type superhierarchies

The local Sugawara constructions of the "small" N=4 SCA in terms of supercurrents of N=2 extensions of the affinization of the sl(2|1) and sl(3) algebras are investigated. The associated super mKdV type hierarchies induced by N=4 SKdV ones are defined. In the sl(3) case the existence of two inequivalent Sugawara constructions is found. The long one involves all the affine sl(3)-valued currents, while the "short" one deals only with those from the subalgebra sl(2)\oplus u(1). As a consequence, the sl(3)-valued affine superfields carry two inequivalent mKdV type super hierarchies induced by the correspondence between "small" N=4 SCA and N=4 SKdV hierarchy. However, only the first hierarchy posseses genuine global N=4 supersymmetry. We discuss peculiarities of the realization of this N=4 supersymmetry on the affine supercurrents.

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arXiv1999

Holomorphic Effective Action of N=2 SYM Theory from Harmonic Superspace with Central Charges

We compute the one-loop holomorphic effective action of the massless Cartan sector of N=2 SYM theory in the Coulomb branch, taking into account the contributions both from the charged hypermultiplets and off-diagonal components of the gauge superfield. We use the manifestly supersymmetric harmonic superfields diagram techniques adapted to N=2 supersymmetry with the central charges induced by Cartan generators. The (anti)holomorphic part proves to be proportional to the central charges and it has the generic form of Seiberg's action obtained by integrating U(1) R-anomaly. It vanishes for N=4 SYM theory, i.e. the coupled system of N=2 gauge superfield and hypermultiplet in the adjoint representation.

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arXiv1999

Partial breaking of N=1, D=10 supersymmetry

We describe the spontaneous partial breaking of $N=1 D=10$ supersymmetry to $N=(1,0) d=6$ and its dimensionally-reduced versions in the framework of the nonlinear realizations method. The basic Goldstone superfield is $N=(1,0) d=6$ hypermultiplet superfield satisfying a nonlinear generalization of the standard hypermultiplet constraint. We interpret the generalized constraint as the manifestly worldvolume supersymmetric form of equations of motion of the Type I super 5-brane in D=10. The related issues we address are a possible existence of brane extension of off-shell hypermultiplet actions, the possibility to utilize vector $N=(1,0) d=6$ supermultiplet as the Goldstone one, and the description of 1/4 breaking of $N=1 D=11$ supersymmetry.

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arXiv1999

N=1 D=4 supermembrane in the coset approach

$N=1 D=4$ supermembrane (in a flat background) and super D2-brane dual to it are described within the nonlinear realizations approach as theories of the partial supersymmetry breaking $N=1 D=4 \to N=1 d=3$. We construct the relevant invariant off-shell Goldstone superfield actions and demonstrate them to be dual to each other. Their bosonic cores are, respectively, the static-gauge Nambu-Goto and $d=3$ Born-Infeld actions. The supermembrane superfield equation of motion admits a transparent geometric interpretation suggesting an extension of the standard superembedding constraints. We briefly discuss the 1/4 breaking of $N=1 D=5$ supersymmetry along similar lines.

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arXiv1998

General Solution of String Inspired Nonlinear Equations

We present the general solution of the system of coupled nonlinear equations describing dynamics of $D$--dimensional bosonic string in the geometric (or embedding) approach. The solution is parametrized in terms of two sets of the left- and right-moving Lorentz harmonic variables providing a special coset space realization of the product of two (D-2)- dimensional spheres $S^{D-2}={SO(1,D-1) \over SO(1,1) \times SO(D-2) \semiprod K_{D-2}}.$

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arXiv1998

Partial breaking N=4 to N=2: hypermultiplet as a Goldstone superfield

We describe the partial breaking of $N=1 D=10$ supersymmetry down to $(1,0) d=6$ supersymmetry within the non-linear realization approach. The basic Goldstone superfield associated with this breaking is shown to be the $(1,0) d=6$ hypermultiplet superfield $q^{ia}$ subjected to a non-linear generalization of the standard hypermultiplet superfield constraint. The dynamical equations implied by this constraint are identified as the manifestly worldvolume supersymmetric equations of the Type I super 5-brane in D=10. We give arguments in favour of existence of an appropriate brane extension of off-shell hypermultiplet actions in harmonic superspace. Some related problems, in particular, the issue of utilizing other $(1,0) d=6$ supermultiplets as Goldstone ones, are shortly discussed.

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arXiv1998

N=2 Rigid Supersymmetry with Gauged Central Charge

We develop a general setting for N=2 rigid supersymmetric field theories with gauged central charge in harmonic superspace. We consider those N=2 multiplets which have a finite number of off-shell components and exist off shell owing to a non-trivial central charge. This class includes, in particular, the hypermultiplet with central charge and various versions of the vector-tensor multiplet. For such theories we present a manifestly supersymmetric universal action. Chern-Simons couplings to an external N=2 super Yang-Mills multiplet are given, in harmonic superspace, for both the linear and nonlinear vector-tensor multiplets with gauged central charge. We show how to deduce the linear version of the vector-tensor multiplet from six dimensions.

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arXiv1998

On gauge-equivalent formulations of N=4 SKdV hierarchy

We point out that the N=4 supersymmetric KdV hierarchy, when written through the prepotentials of the bosonic chiral and antichiral N=2 supercurrents, exhibits a freedom related to the possibility to choose different gauges for the prepotentials. In particular, this implies that the Lax operator for the N=4 SKdV system and the associated realization of N=4 supersymmetry obtained in solv-int/9802003 are reduced to the previously known ones. We give the prepotential form of the `small' N=4 superconformal algebra, the second hamiltonian structure algebra of the N=4 SKdV hierarchy, for two choices of gauge.

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arXiv1998

On non-linear superfield versions of the vector-tensor multiplet

We propose a harmonic superspace description of the non-linear vector-tensor N=2 multiplet. We show that there exist two inequivalent version: the old one in which one of the vectors is the field-strength of a gauge two-form, and a new one in which this vector satisfies a non-linear constraint and cannot be expressed in terms of a potential. In this the new version resembles the non-linear N=2 multiplet. We perform the dualization of both non-linear versions and discuss the resulting Kähler potentials. Finally, we couple the non-linear vector-tensor multiplet to an abelian background gauge multiplet.

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arXiv1997

Nonlinear realizations of superconformal and W algebras as embeddings of strings

We propose a simple method for constructing representations of (super)conformal and nonlinear W-type algebras in terms of their subalgebras and corresponding Nambu-Goldstone fields. We apply it to N=2 and N=1 superconformal algebras and describe in this way various embeddings of strings and superstrings for which these algebras and their subalgebras define world-sheet symmetries. Besides reproducing the known examples, we present some new ones, in particular an embedding of the bosonic string with additional U(1) affine symmetry into N=2 superstring. We also apply our method to the nonlinear $W_3^{(2)}$ algebra and demonstrate that the linearization procedure worked out for it some time ago gets a natural interpretation as a kind of string embedding. All these embeddings include the critical ones as particular cases.

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arXiv1997

Quantum N=2 super $W_3^{(2)}$ Algebra In Superspace

We discuss the N=2 extension of Polyakov-Bershadsky $W_3^{(2)}$ algebra with the generic central charge, $c$, at the quantum level in superspace. It contains, in addition to the spin 1 N=2 stress tensor, the spins $1/2, 2$ bosonic and spins $1/2, 2$ fermionic supercurrents satisfying the first class nonlinear chiral constraints. In the $c \to \infty $ limit, the ``classical'' N=2 $W_3^{(2)}$ algebra is recovered.

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