Published January 7, 2020
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$T\overline{T}$ flows and (2, 2) supersymmetry
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- 1. University of Chicago
- 2. ETH Zürich
- 3. University of Bern
Description
We construct a solvable deformation of two-dimensional theories with (2, 2) supersymmetry using an irrelevant operator which is a bilinear in the supercurrents. This supercurrent-squared operator is manifestly supersymmetric and equivalent to $T\overline{T}$ after using conservation laws. As illustrative examples, we deform theories involving a single (2, 2) chiral superfield. We show that the deformed free theory is on-shell equivalent to the (2, 2) Nambu-Goto action. At the classical level, models with a superpotential exhibit more surprising behavior: the deformed theory exhibits poles in the physical potential which modify the vacuum structure. This suggests that irrelevant deformations of $T\overline{T}$ type might also affect infrared physics.
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- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.101.026008
- Other
- oai:uchicago.tind.io:12180
Funding
- University of Bern
- NCCR SwissMAP
- U.S. National Science Foundation
- PHY1720480
- Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- 1720480
- University of Chicago
- University of Bern
- Australian Research Council
- FT180100353
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- ETH Zurich
- SEED-23 19-1