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M. Gomes

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arXiv2006

Lorentz symmetry breaking in the noncommutative Wess-Zumino model: One loop corrections

In this paper we deal with the issue of Lorentz symmetry breaking in quantum field theories formulated in a non-commutative space-time. We show that, unlike in some recente analysis of quantum gravity effects, supersymmetry does not protect the theory from the large Lorentz violating effects arising from the loop corrections. We take advantage of the non-commutative Wess-Zumino model to illustrate this point.

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arXiv2006

Supersymmetric non-Abelian noncommutative Chern-Simons theory

In this work, we study the three-dimensional non-Abelian noncommutative supersymmetric Chern-Simons model with the U(N) gauge group. Using a superfield formulation, we prove that, for the pure gauge theory, the Green functions are one-loop finite in any gauge, if the gauge superpotential belongs to the fundamental representation of $u(N)$; this result also holds when matter in the fundamental representation is included. However, the cancellation of both ultraviolet and ultraviolet/infrared infrared divergences only happens in a special gauge if the coupling of the matter is in the adjoint representation. We also look into the finite one-loop quantum corrections to the effective action: in the pure gauge sector the Maxwell together with its corresponding gauge fixing action are generated; in the matter sector, the Chern-Simons term is generated, inducing a shift in the classical Chern-Simons coefficient.

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arXiv2004

Consistent Interactions of the 2+1 Dimensional Noncommutative Chern-Simons Field

We consider 2+1 dimensional noncommutative models of scalar and fermionic fields coupled to the Chern-Simons field. We show that, at least up to one loop, the model containing only a fermionic field in the fundamental representation minimally coupled to the Chern-Simons field is consistent in the sense that there are no nonintegrable infrared divergences. By contrast, dangerous infrared divergences occur if the fermion field belongs to the adjoint representation or if the coupling of scalar matter is considered instead. The superfield formulation of the supersymmetric Chern-Simons model is also analyzed and shown to be free of nonintegrable infrared singularities and actually finite if the matter field belongs to the fundamental representation of the supergauge group. In the case of the adjoint representation this only happens in a particular gauge.

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arXiv2004

Noncommutative Correction to the Aharonov-Bohm Scattering: a Field Theory Approach

We study a noncommutative nonrelativistic theory in 2+1 dimensions of a scalar field coupled to the Chern-Simons field. In the commutative situation this model has been used to simulate the Aharonov-Bohm effect in the field theory context. We verified that, contrarily to the commutative result, the inclusion of a quartic self-interaction of the scalar field is not necessary to secure the ultraviolet renormalizability of the model. However, to obtain a smooth commutative limit the presence of a quartic gauge invariant self-interaction is required. For small noncommutativity we fix the corrections to the Aharonov-Bohm scattering and prove that up to one-loop the model is free from dangerous infrared/ultraviolet divergences.

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arXiv2004

On the consistency of the three-dimensional noncommutative supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory

We study the one-loop quantum corrections to the U(N) noncommutative supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in three spacetime dimensions (NCSYM$_3$). We show that the cancellation of the dangerous UV/IR infrared divergences only takes place in the fundamental representation of the gauge group. Furthermore, in the one-loop approximation, the would be subleading UV and UV/IR infrared divergences are shown to vanish.

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arXiv2004

Towards a consistent noncommutative supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory: superfield covariant analysis

Commutative four dimensional supersymmetric Yang-Mills (SYM) is known to be renormalizable for ${\mathcal N} = 1, 2$, and finite for ${\mathcal N} = 4$. However, in the noncommutative version of the model the UV/IR mechanism gives rise to infrared divergences which may spoil the perturbative expansion. In this work we pursue the study of the consistency of the ${\cal N} = 1, 2, 4$ noncommutative supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with gauge group U(N) (NCSYM). We employ the covariant superfield framework to compute the one-loop corrections to the two- and three-point functions of the gauge superfield $V$. It is found that the cancellation of the harmful UV/IR infrared divergences only takes place in the fundamental representation of the gauge group. We argue that this is in agreement with the low energy limit of the open superstring in the presence of an external magnetic field. As expected, the planar sector of the two-point function of the $V$ superfield exhibits UV divergences. They are found to cancel, in the Feynman gauge, for the maximally extended ${\cal N} = 4$ supersymmetric theory. This gives support to the belief that the ${\cal N} = 4$ NCSYM theory is UV finite.

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arXiv2004

The coupling of fermions to the three-dimensional noncommutative $CP^{N-1}$ model: minimal and supersymmetric extensions

We consider the coupling of fermions to the three-dimensional noncommutative $CP^{N-1}$ model. In the case of minimal coupling, although the infrared behavior of the gauge sector is improved, there are dangerous (quadratic) infrared divergences in the corrections to the two point vertex function of the scalar field. However, using superfield techniques we prove that the supersymmetric version of this model with ``antisymmetrized'' coupling of the Lagrange multiplier field is renormalizable up to the first order in $\frac{1}{N}$. The auxiliary spinor gauge field acquires a nontrivial (nonlocal) dynamics with a generation of Maxwell and Chern-Simons noncommutative terms in the effective action. Up to the 1/N order all divergences are only logarithimic so that the model is free from nonintegrable infrared singularities.

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arXiv2004

Radiative corrections to the Chern-Simons term at finite temperature in the noncommutative Chern-Simons-Higgs model

By analyzing the odd parity part of the gauge field two and three point vertex functions, the one-loop radiative correction to the Chern-Simons coefficient is computed in noncommutative Chern-Simons-Higgs model at zero and at high temperature. At high temperature, we show that the static limit of this correction is proportional to $T$ but the first noncommutative correction increases as $T\log T$. Our results are analytic functions of the noncommutative parameter.

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arXiv2003

Dynamical Breakdown of Symmetry in a (2+1) Dimensional Model Containing the Chern-Simons Field

We study the vacuum stability of a model of massless scalar and fermionic fields minimally coupled to a Chern-Simons field. The classical Lagrangian only involves dimensionless parameters, and the model can be thought as a (2+1) dimensional analog of the Coleman-Weinberg model. By calculating the effective potential, we show that dynamical symmetry breakdown occurs in the two-loop approximation. The vacuum becomes asymmetric and mass generation, for the boson and fermion fields takes place. Renormalization group arguments are used to clarify some aspects of the solution.

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arXiv2003

Superfield covariant analysis of the divergence structure of noncommutative supersymmetric QED$_4$

Commutative supersymmetric Yang-Mills is known to be renormalizable for ${\cal N} = 1, 2$, while finite for ${\cal N} = 4$. However, in the noncommutative version of the model (NCSQED$_4$) the UV/IR mechanism gives rise to infrared divergences which may spoil the perturbative expansion. In this work we pursue the study of the consistency of NCSQED$_4$ by working systematically within the covariant superfield formulation. In the Landau gauge, it has already been shown for ${\cal N} = 1$ that the gauge field two-point function is free of harmful UV/IR infrared singularities, in the one-loop approximation. Here we show that this result holds without restrictions on the number of allowed supersymmetries and for any arbitrary covariant gauge. We also investigate the divergence structure of the gauge field three-point function in the one-loop approximation. It is first proved that the cancellation of the leading UV/IR infrared divergences is a gauge invariant statement. Surprisingly, we have also found that there exist subleading harmful UV/IR infrared singularities whose cancellation only takes place in a particular covariant gauge. Thus, we conclude that these last mentioned singularities are in the gauge sector and, therefore, do not jeopardize the perturbative expansion and/or the renormalization of the theory.

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arXiv2003

(2+1)D Noncommutative CP$^{N-1}$ Model

We investigate possible extensions of the (2+1) dimensional $CP^{N-1}$ model to the noncommutative space. Up to the leading nontrivial order of 1/N, we prove that the model restricted to the left fundamental representation of the gauge group is renormalizable and does not have dangerous infrared divergences. In contrast, if the basic field $ϕ$ transforms in accord with the adjoint representation, infrared singularities are present in the two point function of the auxiliary gauge field and also in the leading correction to the self-energy of the $ϕ$ field. These infrared divergences may produce nonintegrable singularities leading at higher orders to a breakdown of the 1/N expansion. Gauge invariance of the renormalization procedure is also discussed.

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arXiv2002

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Noncommutative Field Theory

The spontaneous symmetry breaking of rotational O(N) symmetry in noncommutative field theory is investigated in a 2+1 dimensional model of scalar fields coupled through a combination of quartic and sextuple self-interactions. There are five possible orderings of the fields in the sextuple interaction and two for the quartic interaction. At one loop, we prove that for some choices of these orderings there is the absence of IR/UV mixing and the appearance of massless excitations. A supersymmetric extension of the model is also studied. Supersymmetry puts additional constraints on the couplings but for any given N there is a Moyal ordering of the superfields for which the requirement for the existence of Goldstone bosons is satisfied. For some ordering and when N goes to infinity we find evidence that the model is renormalizable to all orders in perturbation theory. We also consider a generic chiral model in 3+1 dimensions whose superpotential is invariant under local gauge transformations. We find that for any value of N there is no one loop correction to the pion mass and that, at two loops, there are no pion mass corrections for slowly varying superfields so that Goldstone theorem holds true. We also find a new purely noncommutative coupling which gives contributions starting at order N-2 loops.

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arXiv2001

Superfield Effective Action in the Noncommutative Wess-Zumino Model

We introduce the concept of superfield effective action in noncommutative N=1 supersymmetric field theories containing chiral superfields. One and two loops low-energy contributions to the effective action are found for the noncommutative Wess-Zumino model. The one loop Kahlerian effective potential coincides with its commutative counterpart. We show that the two loops nonplanar contributions to the Kahlerian effective potential are leading in the case of small noncommutativity. The structure of the leading chiral corrections to the effective action and the behaviour of the chiral effective potential in the limit of large noncommutativity are also investigated.

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arXiv2001

The Noncommutative Supersymmetric Nonlinear Sigma Model

We show that the noncommutativity of space-time destroys the renormalizability of the 1/N expansion of the O(N) Gross-Neveu model. A similar statement holds for the noncommutative nonlinear sigma model. However, we show that, up to the subleading order in 1/N expansion, the noncommutative supersymmetric O(N) nonlinear sigma model becomes renormalizable in D=3. We also show that dynamical mass generation is restored and there is no catastrophic UV/IR mixing. Unlike the commutative case, we find that the Lagrange multiplier fields, which enforce the supersymmetric constraints, are also renormalized. For D=2 the divergence of the four point function of the basic scalar field, which in D=3 is absent, cannot be eliminated by means of a counterterm having the structure of a Moyal product.

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