Published January 7, 2020 | Version v1
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$T\overline{T}$ flows and (2, 2) supersymmetry

  • 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

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Physical Sciences Division
Department(s)
Enrico Fermi Institute, Kadanoff Center for Theoretical Physics, Physics