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N = 8 Superconformal Chern-Simons Theories

Bandres, Miguel A.; Lipstein, Arthur E.; Schwarz, John H.

Authors

Miguel A. Bandres

John H. Schwarz



Abstract

A Lagrangian description of a maximally supersymmetric conformal field theory in three dimensions was constructed recently by Bagger and Lambert (BL). The BL theory has SO(4) gauge symmetry and contains scalar and spinor fields that transform as 4-vectors. We verify that this theory has OSp(8|4) superconformal symmetry and that it is parity conserving despite the fact that it contains a Chern-Simons term. We describe several unsuccessful attempts to construct theories of this type for other gauge groups and representations. This experience leads us to conjecture the uniqueness of the BL theory. Given its large symmetry, we expect this theory to play a significant role in the future development of string theory and M-theory.

Citation

Bandres, M. A., Lipstein, A. E., & Schwarz, J. H. (2008). N = 8 Superconformal Chern-Simons Theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2008(05), Article 025. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/025

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2008
Deposit Date Feb 22, 2016
Journal Journal of High Energy Physics
Print ISSN 1126-6708
Electronic ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2008
Issue 05
Article Number 025
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/025
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1387961
Publisher URL http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/025/meta